Definition of Lamina
Lam´i`na
Pronunciation:
lăm´ĭ`nå
n.
1.
A
thin
plate
or
scale
;
a
layer
or
coat
lying
over
another
; -
said
of
thin
plates
or
platelike
substances
,
as
of
bone
or
minerals
.
2.
(Bot.)
The
blade
of
a
leaf
;
the
broad
,
expanded
portion
of
a
petal
or
sepal
of
a
flower
.
3.
(Zool.)
A
thin
plate
or
scale
;
specif
.,
one
of
the
thin
,
flat
processes
composing
the
vane
of
a
feather
.
Related Words
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arcus
vertebrae
,
laminate
,
plate
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