La-mel′la
,
;
pl. L.
Lamellæ
(#)
, 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.