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col·u·mel·la C0496000 (kŏl′yə-mĕl′ə, kŏl′ə-)n. pl. col·u·mel·lae (-mĕl′ē) Any small columnlike structure in various plants and animals, often forming the central axis of development for the organism or an anatomical structure. [Latin, diminutive of columna, column; see column.] col′u·mel′lar (-mĕl′ər) adj.col′u·mel′late′ (-mĕl′āt′) adj.columella (ˌkɒljʊˈmɛlə) n, pl -lae (-liː) 1. (Biology) biology a. the central part of the spore-producing body of some fungi and mossesb. any similar columnar structure2. (Zoology) Also called: columella auris a small rodlike bone in the middle ear of frogs, reptiles, and birds that transmits sound to the inner ear: homologous to the mammalian stapes[C16: from Latin: diminutive of columna column] ˌcoluˈmellar adjcol•u•mel•la (ˌkɒl yəˈmɛl ə) n., pl. -mel•lae (-ˈmɛl i) 1. any of various small, columnlike structures of animals or plants; rod or axis. 2. the middle ear bone of amphibians, reptiles, and birds. [1575–85; < Latin, diminutive of columna column; see -elle] col`u•mel′lar, adj. col`u•mel′late (-ɪt, -eɪt) adj. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | columella - a small column (or structure resembling a column) that is a part of a plant or animalpillar, tower, column - anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower; "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite" | TranslationsColumellaenUK
Columella (Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella) (kŏl'yəmĕl`ə), fl. 1st cent. A.D., Latin writer on agriculture, b. Gades (now Cádiz), Spain. Of his work there remains the 12-volume De re rustica, treating general husbandry, the care of domestic animals, and farm management. The 10th book, modeled on Vergil, is in hexameters. A short essay on trees also survives. Columella's Latin is facile and elegant, and his information is surprisingly practical and accurate.columella[‚käl·yə′mel·ə] (anatomy) stapes (biology) Any part shaped like a column. (botany) A sterile axial body within the capsules of certain mosses, liverworts, and many fungi. columellaenUK
columella [kol″u-mel´ah] (pl. columel´lae) (L.) a little column.columella na´si the fleshy external termination of the septum of the nose.col·u·mel·la, pl. col·u·mel·lae (kol'ū-mel'ă, -mel'ē), 1. A column, or a small column. Synonym(s): columnella2. In fungi, a sterile invagination of a sporangium, as in Zygomycetes. [L. dim. of columna, column] columella (kŏl′yə-mĕl′ə, kŏl′ə-)n. pl. colu·mellae (-mĕl′ē) Any small columnlike structure in various plants and animals, often forming the central axis of development for the organism or an anatomical structure. col′u·mel′lar (-mĕl′ər) adj.col′u·mel′late′ (-mĕl′āt′) adj.col·u·mel·la, pl. columellae (kol'yū-mel'ă, -ē) 1. A small column. Synonym(s): columnella. 2. In fungi, a sterile invagination of a sporangium, as in Zygomycetes. [L. dim. of columna, column]columella The ridge of skin between the nostrils. Fig. 117 Columella (2). The sporangium of Mucor. columella - the sterile central column in the sporangia of mosses and liverworts.
- the domed structure forming a pillar supporting the sporangium of some fungi, e.g. Mucor. See Fig. 117 .
- the central area of a root cap which contains STATOLITHS (1).
- the central axis of a fruit.
ColumellaThe strip of skin running from the tip of the nose to the upper lip, which separates the nostrils.Mentioned in: RhinoplastycolumellaenUK
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