[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

lamella \lamel"la\, n.; pl. l. lamellae, 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.
   1913 webster lamellar
see also:
lamellae lamellas lamina omelet 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

lamella
     n 1: 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
     also: lamellae pl
see also:
gill lamellae 

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