lamellate
Americanadjective
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composed of or having lamellae.
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flat; platelike.
Other Word Forms
- lamellately adverb
- lamellosity noun
- multilamellate adjective
Etymology
Origin of lamellate
From the New Latin word lāmellātus, dating back to 1820–30. See lamella, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Pores from round to linear and labyrinthiform, the dissepiments always obtuse and never lamellate.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha
Fissile -is: cleft or divided; as the wings in plume-moths: also used for lamellate.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Fruiting surface usually on the under side and exposed toward the earth, lamellate, or prominently folded or veined.
From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by Atkinson, George Francis
Lamellicornia: those beetles in which the antennae terminate in a lamellate or leaf-like club.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
The right edge of the peristome is lamellate and bears a clearly defined undulating membrane.
From Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901 by Calkins, Gary N. (Gary Nathan)
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