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col⋅u⋅mel⋅la

  [kol-yuh-mel-uh]
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–noun, plural -mel⋅lae  [-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.
Origin:
1575–85; < L: small column, equiv. to colum- (var. of column-, s. of columna column ) + -ella -elle

Related forms:
col⋅u⋅mel⋅lar, adjective
col⋅u⋅mel⋅late  [kol-yuh-mel-it, -eyt] , adjective
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col·u·mel·la   (kŏl'yə-měl'ə, kŏl'ə-)   
n.   pl. col·u·mel·lae (-měl'ē)
Any small columnlike structure in various plants and animals, often forming the central axis of development for the organism or an anatomical structure.

[Latin, diminutive of columna, column; see column.]
col'u·mel'lar (-měl'ər) adj., col'u·mel'late' (-měl'āt') adj.
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Main Entry: col·u·mel·la
Pronunciation: "käl-(y)&-'mel-&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural col·u·mel·lae /-'mel-(")E also -"I/
1 : any of various anatomical parts likened to a column: a : the bony centralaxis of the cochlea b : the lower part of the nasal septum
2 : the central sterile portion of the sporangium in various fungi (Mucor and related genera) —col·u·mel·lar /-&r/ adjective —col·u·mel·late /-"At, -&t/ adjective
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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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