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Lamina (lăm&ibreve_;n&adot_;), n.; pl. L. Laminæ (-nē) E. Laminas (-n&adot_;z). [L. cf. Lamella.] 1. A thin plate or scale; a layer or coat lying over another; -- said of thin plates or platelike substances, as of bone or minerals.
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2. (Bot.) The blade of a leaf; the broad, expanded portion of a petal or sepal of a flower. Gray.
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3. (Zoöl.) A thin plate or scale; specif., one of the thin, flat processes composing the vane of a feather.
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