Lamella

Lamella (: lamellae) means a small plate or flake in Latin, and in English may refer to:

Biology

 * Lamella (mycology), a papery rib beneath a mushroom cap
 * Lamella (botany)
 * Lamella (surface anatomy), a plate-like structure in an animal
 * Lamella of osteon, the concentric circles around the central Haversian canals
 * Lamella (cell biology):
 * (i) part of a chloroplast (thin extension of thylakoid joining different grana)
 * (ii) the leading edge of motile cells, containing the lamellipodia
 * Lamella (crab), a group of land crabs in the family Gecarcinucidae
 * Uroleptus lamella, a species of protozoans
 * Middle lamella, a pectin layer which cements the cell walls of two adjoining plant cells together

Other uses

 * "Lamella", a concept in the psychoanalytic theory of Jacques Lacan
 * Lamella (materials), a fine, plate-like structure, usually in a group
 * Lamellar armour
 * Lamella clarifier, an inclined-plate clarifier used in water treatment systems
 * Lamella (structures), used to cover wide, open areas with no supporting members (i.e. arenas, "domes")
 * Musical instrument reed