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lamellaMain 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
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