Word
Columella
How many syllables?
4 Syllables
How it's divided?
col-u-mel-la
Definition
- 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.
- n. - A columnlike axis in the capsules of mosses.
- 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.
- n. - The upright pillar in the axis of most univalve shells.
- n. - The central pillar or axis of the calicles of certain
corals.
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