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Definition of Lamella
1. Noun. Any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus.
2. Noun. A thin membrane that is one of the calcified layers that form bones.
3. Noun. Thin plate.
Generic synonyms: Plate
Definition of Lamella
1. n. 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.
Definition of Lamella
1. a thin plate, scale, or membrane [n -LAE or -LAS] : LAMELLAR [adj]
Medical Definition of Lamella
1. A thin, plate-like layer, middle lamella, the layer between the walls of two adjacent plant cells. (09 Oct 1997)