yəˈmɛl noun, plural col·u·mel·lae 
[kol-yuh-mel-ee] . Biology.
[kol-yuh-mel-ee] . Biology. 1.
a.
any of various small, columnlike structures of animals or plants; rod or axis.
b.
Mycology. a small central column of sterile tissue within the sporangium of certain fungi, liverworts, and mosses.
2.
a small bone in the ear of amphibians, reptiles, and birds.
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columella (ˌkɒljʊˈmɛlə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -lae | |
| 1. | biology |
| a. the central part of the spore-producing body of some fungi and mosses | |
| b. any similar columnar structure | |
| 2. | Also called: columella auris a small rodlike bone in the middle ear of frogs, reptiles, and birds that transmits sound to the inner ear: homologous to the mammalian stapes |
| [C16: from Latin: diminutive of columna | |
| colu'mellar | |
| —adj | |
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columella col·u·mel·la (kŏl'yə-měl'ə, kŏl'ə-) or col·um·nel·la (kŏl'əm-něl'ə)
n. pl. col·u·mel·lae (-měl'ē) or col·um·nel·lae (-něl'ē)
A column-shaped anatomical structure.
col'u·mel'lar (-měl'ər) adj.
col'u·mel'late' (-měl'āt') adj.
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