plural laminae
ˈla-mə-ˌnē
-ˌnī
or laminas
1
: a thin plate or scale : layer
2
: either of two broad, flat plates of bone of a vertebra that is fused with and extends from the pedicle to the median line of the neural arch to form the base of the spinous process and that along with the pedicle forms the posterior part of the vertebral foramen
3
a
: the expanded part of a foliage leaf as distinguished from the petiole : blade sense 1b
b
: the flattened photosynthetic part of an alga that typically arises from the stipe : blade sense 2e
4
: one of the narrow thin parallel plates of soft vascular sensitive tissue that cover the flesh within the wall of a hoof
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