columella
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columella
- /ˌkɒləˈmɛlə/
Rhymes with -ɛlə
Where it comes from
From Latin columella (“small column”).
noun columellas · columellae
- Any of various small structures in plants or animals that are columnar in shape.
- The skin at the end of the septum which separates the nostrils.
- In birds, reptiles, and amphibians, the small bone which carries vibration from the tympanum to the inner ear.
- In gastropods, the structure that extends down the middle of the whorls of the shell.
- The structure at the center of the calyx where the septa join together.
- The central sterile portion of the sporangium in various fungi.
- A rod-shaped reinforcing element of the sexine layer of a pollen grain.
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Talk about this word "columella." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/columella. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. columella. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/columella "columella." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/columella.Cite this
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title = {columella},
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