Lamellate
101scaly — adj 1. scalelike, squamous, squamosal, squamose, squamulose, scurfy, furfuraceous; Zool. scutate, lamellate, lamellar. 2. peeling, flaking, flaky …
102lamellar — la•mel•lar [[t]ləˈmɛl ər, ˈlæm ə lər[/t]] adj. 1) anat. bot zool. referring to a lamella or lamellae 2) anat. bot zool. lamellate • Etymology: 1785–95 la•mel′lar•ly, adv …
103lamellar — /ləˈmɛlə/ (say luh meluh) adjective 1. relating to a lamella or lamellae. 2. → lamellate …
104lamellibranch — /ləˈmɛləbræŋk/ (say luh meluhbrangk) noun any of the Lamellibranchiata, a class of molluscs comprising the oysters, clams, mussels, scallops, etc., characterised by a bivalve shell enclosing the headless body and lamellate gills. {New Latin… …
105lamellicorn — /ləˈmɛləkɔn/ (say luh meluhkawn) Entomology –adjective 1. having antennae with lamellate and leaf like terminal segments, as beetles of the group Lamellicornia, which includes the scarabaeids and stag beetles. 2. (of antennae) having leaf like… …
106lamellose — /ləˈmɛloʊs/ (say luh melohs), /ˈlæməloʊs/ (say lamuhlohs) adjective → lamellate …
107lamellirostral — [lə mel΄i räs′trāt΄lə mel΄i räs′trəl] adj. [< ModL lamellirostris: see LAMELLI & ROSTRAL] of certain waterfowl, as ducks, geese, and swans, with lamellate strainers on the inner edge of the bill: also lamellirostrate [lə mel΄i räs′trāt΄] …
108lamellose — [lə mel′ōs΄, lam′ə lōs΄] adj. LAMELLATE lamellosity [lam΄əläs′i tē] n …
109lamella — n. (pl. lamellae) 1 a thin layer, membrane, scale, or platelike tissue or part, esp. in bone tissue. 2 Bot. a membranous fold in a chloroplast. Derivatives: lamellar adj. lamellate adj. lamelliform adj. lamellose adj. Etymology: L, dimin. of… …
110placentation — noun 1. the formation of the placenta in the uterus • Hypernyms: ↑bodily process, ↑body process, ↑bodily function, ↑activity 2. arrangement of the ovules in the placenta and of the placentas in the ovary • Hypernyms: ↑reproductive structure …
