lamella

One of the thin scales, plates, layers, or membranes in an organism, as one of the gills of a mushroom or one of the thin sheets that make up certain bones.

A thin plate or scale. Specifically.

Synonyms See lamina.

Plural The British pharmacopœial name for medicated gelatin disks used in ophthalmic practice.

A thin plate or scale of anything, as a thin scale growing from the petals of certain flowers; or one of the thin plates or scales of which certain shells are composed.