What is "lamellae"

Lamella \La*mel"la\, n.; pl. L. Lamell[ae], E. Lamellas. [L. lamella, dim. of lamina plate, leaf, layer: cf. F. lamelle. Cf. Lamina, Omelet.] a thin plate or scale of anything, as a thin scale growing from the petals of certain flowers; or one of the thin plates or scales of which certain shells are composed.

n. (plural of lamella English)

1. n. any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus [syn: gill]

2. a thin membrane that is one of the calcified layers that form bones

3. thin plate

4. [also: lamellae (pl)]

See lamella