lamellated

  • 51lamellate — a.; (also lamellated) See lamellar …

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  • 52schistose — a.; (also schistous) Lamellate, lamellated, laminar, laminated, foliated, foliaceous, scaly, flaky …

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  • 53lamellate — /ˈlæməleɪt/ (say lamuhlayt), /ləˈmɛleɪt/ (say luh melayt) adjective 1. composed of or having lamellae. 2. flat; plate like. Also, lamellated /ˈlæməleɪtəd/ (say lamuhlaytuhd) …

  • 54lamella —   n. (pl. ae ) thin plate or layer.    ♦ lamelloid, a. like lamella.    ♦ lamellose,    ♦ lamellar,    ♦ lamellary, a.    ♦ lamellated, a. composed of such.    ♦ lamellation, n …

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  • 55lamellate — [lam′ə lāt΄, lə mel′āt΄] adj. [ModL lamellatus] 1. having, consisting of, arranged in, or resembling a lamella or lamellae 2. LAMELLIFORM: Also lamellated lamellation n …

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  • 56blue coral — noun : a massive coral (Heliopora coerulea) with a lamellated calcareous skeleton colored blue by iron salts that is widely distributed in the Indian and southwest Pacific oceans and is the sole recent form of a once abundant order… …

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