LAMINA
- a thin plate, scale, or layer [n LAMINAE, LAMINAS] : LAMINAR [adj], LAMINARY [adj]
- thin plate, scale, or layer
- layer or coat lying over another, as the plates of minerals or bones
- the blade or expanded portion of a leaf
- layer of sediment or sedimentary rock only a small fraction of an inch (less than a centimeter) in thickness
- a thin plate or layer, also LAMELLA [n LAMINAS or LAMINAE]