lamella

noun

thin plate

a thin membrane that is one of the calcified layers that form bones

any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus

Roots

laminalamell- · Latin · thin plate a-a · Latin · noun ending

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The word lamella breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: lamell, from Latin lamina (“thin plate”); and -a, from Latin a (“noun ending”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.