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lam|i|na

lam|i|na «LAM uh nuh», noun, plural -nae «-nee», -nas.

1. a thin plate, scale, or layer: »A type of record which occurs widely throughout the world is that of varves, the laminae in certain clays and sands (G. H. Dury).

2. the flat, wide part of a leaf; blade.

3. Anatomy. a thin layer of bone, membrane, or the like.

╂[< Latin lāmina thin piece of metal or wood; plate, leaf, layer. See etym. of doublet lame². (Cf. ↑lame)]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.