/
ləˈmɛlə/
n.
(pl. lamellae
/-liː/
)
- a thin layer, membrane, or plate of tissue, especially in bone.
- Botany a membranous fold in a chloroplast.
Derivative
- lamellar adj.
- lamellate adj.
- lamelliform adj.
- lamellose adj.
Etymology
C17: from L., dimin. of lamina ‘thin plate’.
