lamellate
Americanadjective
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composed of or having lamellae.
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flat; platelike.
Other Word Forms
- lamellately adverb
- lamellosity noun
- multilamellate adjective
Etymology
Origin of lamellate
From the New Latin word lāmellātus, dating back to 1820–30. See lamella, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Lamellar or Lamellate, consisting of flat plates, Lamell�.
From Project Gutenberg
Pores from round to linear and labyrinthiform, the dissepiments always obtuse and never lamellate.
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Thus: Podaxon is a true Gastromycetes, with capillitia mixed with spores; Caulogossum, with its permanent gleba chambers, is close to the Hymenogasters; Secotium is only a step from Caulogossum, the tramal plates being more sinuate-lamellate; and Montagnites, which is usually placed with the Agarics, is only a Gyrophragmium with the plates truly lamellate.
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Hymenium covering the entire free surface or confined to one portion; smooth, gyrose, folded or lobed; or hymenium lamellate, porous, reticulate or toothed forms which are gelatinous and provided with continuous basidia may be sought here.
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Fruiting surface usually on the under side and exposed toward the earth, lamellate, or prominently folded or veined.
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