Definition of columella Columella
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We found 13 definitions of columella from 3 different sources.
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What does columella mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: columellas |
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| columella - a small column (or structure resembling a column) that is a part of a plant or animal |
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Wiktionary 
- columella (Noun)
Any of various small structures in plants or animals that are columnar in shape. - columella (Noun)
The skin at the end of the septum which separates the nostrils. - columella (Noun)
In birds, reptiles, and amphibians, the small bone which carries vibration from the tympanum to the inner ear . - columella (Noun)
In gastropods, the structure at the center of the whorls of the shell. - columella (Noun)
The structure at the center of the calyx where the septa join together. - columella (Noun)
The central sterile portion of the sporangium in various fungi. - columella (Noun)
A rod-shaped reinforcing element of the sexine layer of a pollen grain.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- columella (n.)
An axis to which a carpel of a compound pistil may be attached, as in the case of the geranium; or which is left when a pod opens. - columella (n.)
A columnlike axis in the capsules of mosses. - columella (n.)
A term applied to various columnlike parts; as, the columella, or epipterygoid bone, in the skull of many lizards; the columella of the ear, the bony or cartilaginous rod connecting the tympanic membrane with the internal ear. - columella (n.)
The upright pillar in the axis of most univalve shells. - columella (n.)
The central pillar or axis of the calicles of certain corals.
