Main Entry: la·mel·la

Pronunciation: \lə-ˈme-lə\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural la·mel·lae \-ˈme-(ˌ)lē, -ˌlī\ also lamellas

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, diminutive of lamina thin plate

Date: 1678

: a thin flat scale, membrane, or layer: as a : one of the thin plates composing the gills of a bivalve mollusk b : a gill of a mushroom