columellate
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columellate — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|melə̇t, me(ˌ)lāt adjective Etymology: New Latin columella + English ate : possessing or forming a columella * * * columellate, a. (kɒljuːˈmɛlət) [f. columella + ate2. Cf. F. columellé.] … Useful english dictionary
columellate — col·u·mel·late (kol″u melґāt) of certain protozoa and fungi, having columellae … Medical dictionary
columellate — adj. resembling a columella (Botany) … English contemporary dictionary
columellate — col·u·mel·late … English syllables
Magnoliidae — ▪ plant subclass Introduction subclass of woody or herbaceous flowering plants belonging to the class Magnoliopsida. Members of the Magnoliidae are dicotyledonous plants that retain some primitive anatomic and morphological… … Universalium
columella — columellar, adj. columellate /kol yeuh mel it, ayt/, adj. /kol yeuh mel euh/, n., pl. columellae / mel ee/. Biol. 1. a. any of various small, columnlike structures of animals or plants; rod or axis. b. Mycol. a small central column of sterile… … Universalium
Magnoliales — ▪ plant order Introduction the magnolia order of flowering plants, consisting of 5 families, 154 genera, and about 3,000 species. Members of Magnoliales include woody shrubs, climbers, and trees. Along with the orders Laurales, Piperales, and… … Universalium
Rhizopus — A genus of fungi (class Zygomycetes, family Mucoraceae); some species cause mucormycosis in humans. * * * rhi·zo·pus rī zə pəs n 1) cap a genu … Medical dictionary
Saksenaeaceae — Sak·se·naea·ceae (sak″sən e aґse e) a family of fungi of the order Mucorales, having sporangia that may be either lageniform and columellate or lobate and acolumellate; it includes one pathogenic genus, Saksenaea … Medical dictionary
columella — [käl΄yo͞o mel′ə, käl΄yəmel′ə] n. pl. columellae [käl΄yo͞o melē, käl΄yə melē] [ModL < L, dim. of columen: see COLUMN] any of a number of columnlike structures in plants and animals, as a small bone in the middle ear of amphibians, reptiles, etc … English World dictionary
