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lamina

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlæmɪnə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lam′ə nə)

Inflections of 'lamina' (n):

laminae: npl

laminas: npl

lam•i•na (lam′ə nə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nae (-nē′),USA pronunciation -nas.

Anatomy, Zoologya thin plate, scale, or layer.
Mineralogya layer or coat lying over another, as the plates of minerals or bones.
Botanythe blade or expanded portion of a leaf.
Geologya layer of sediment or sedimentary rock only a small fraction of an inch (less than a centimeter) in thickness.

Latin; see lame²
1650–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

lamina /ˈlæmɪnə/ n ( pl -nae /-ˌniː/, -nas)

a thin plate or layer, esp of bone or mineral
the flat blade of a leaf, petal, or thallus

Etymology: 17th Century: New Latin, from Latin: thin plateˈlaminar, ˈlaminary, laminose /ˈlæmɪˌnəʊs; -ˌnəʊz/, laminous /ˈlæmɪnəs/ adj

'lamina' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

lamé - lamella - laminate - velamen - laminaria - lamination - laminitis - leaf - scale

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