col|u|mel|la

col|u|mel|la
col|u|mel|la «KOL yuh MEHL uh», noun, plural -mel|lae «-MEHL ee».
1. a columnlike structure in an animal plant: »

As development proceeds, a dome-shaped wall forms, separating the inner framework, the columella, from the spore-producing portion which surrounds it (Fred W. Emerson).

2. a little column.
[< Latin columella (diminutive) < columna column]

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