'Lamella' definitions:
Definition of 'lamella'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus [syn: gill, lamella]
noun
A thin membrane that is one of the calcified layers that form bones
noun
Thin plate
Definition of 'Lamella'
From: GCIDE
- Lamella \La*mel"la\, n.; pl. L. Lamell[ae], E. Lamellas. [L. lamella, dim. of lamina plate, leaf, layer: cf. F. lamelle. Cf. Lamina, Omelet.] A thin plate or scale of anything, as a thin scale growing from the petals of certain flowers; or one of the thin plates or scales of which certain shells are composed. [1913 Webster] Lamellar