Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Lamellas"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
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