lamellate en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English lamella Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English lamellate From lamella + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Meanings
- Composed of, or furnished with, thin plates or scales.
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Having at least some component segments being lengthened on one side and flattened into circles, making these segments look like a stack of dinner plates.
The dung beetle had lamellate antennae.
Deriveds
multilamellate · bilamellate · unilamellate · lamellately
Relateds
multilamellate · laminated · laminate · lamellation · lamina · lamella · multilamellated · lamination · lame · lamellar
Translations (1)
pl blaszkowaty (composed of thin plates or scales)