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laminae

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lam⋅i⋅na

  [lam-uh-nuh]
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–noun, plural -nae  [-nee] , -nas.
1. a thin plate, scale, or layer.
2. a layer or coat lying over another, as the plates of minerals or bones.
3. Botany. the blade or expanded portion of a leaf.
4. Geology. a layer of sediment or sedimentary rock only a small fraction of an inch (less than a centimeter) in thickness.
Origin:
1650–60; < L; see lame 2
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lam·i·na   (lām'ə-nə)   
n.   pl. lam·i·nae (-nē') or lam·i·nas

  1. A thin plate, sheet, or layer.

  2. Botany

    1. The expanded area of a leaf or petal; a blade.

    2. The bladelike part of a kelp.

  3. A thin layer of bone, membrane, or other tissue.

  4. Zoology A thin scalelike or platelike structure, as one of the thin layers of sensitive vascular tissue in the hoof of a horse.

  5. Geology A narrow bed of rock.


[Latin lāmina.]
lam'i·nar, lam'i·nal adj.
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Main Entry: lam·i·na
Pronunciation: 'lam-&-n&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural lam·i·nae /-"nE,-"nI/ or lam·i·nas
: a thin plate or layer especially of an anatomical part: as a : the part of the neural arch of a vertebra extendingfrom the pedicle to the median line b : one of the narrow thin parallel plates of soft vascular sensitive tissue that cover the pododerm of the walls of an animal's hoof and fitbetween corresponding horny laminae on the inside of the wall of the hoof
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lamina lam·i·na (lām'ə-nə)
n. pl. lam·i·nas or lam·i·nae (-nē')

  1. A thin plate, sheet, or layer.

  2. A thin layer of bone, membrane, or other tissue.

lam'i·nar or lam'i·nal adj.

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