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Columella

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Noun

1. columella

a small column (or structure resembling a column) that is a part of a plant or animal

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Columella

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noun plural -lae (-liː)
1. biology
a. 
the central part of the spore-producing body of some fungi and mosses
b. 
any similar columnar structure
2. Also called: columella auris (ˈɔːrɪs )
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

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Columella

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nounWord forms: plural ˌcoluˈmellae (ˌkɑljumɛli ; kälˌyo̅omelē; ˌkɑljəmɛli ; kälˌyəmelē)
any of a number of columnlike structures in plants and animals, as a small bone in the middle ear of amphibians, reptiles, etc.

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Columella

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n. pl. col·u·mel·lae (-mĕlē)
Any small columnlike structure in various plants and animals, often forming the central axis of development for the organism or an anatomical structure.

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