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Definition of Columella

Columella
Columella Col`u*mel"la, n. [L., dim. of columen column. See Column.] 1. (Bot.) (a) 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. (b) A columnlike axis in the capsules of mosses. 2. (Anat.) 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. 3. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The upright pillar in the axis of most univalve shells. (b) The central pillar or axis of the calicles of certain corals.

Meaning of Columella from wikipedia

- Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella (/ˌkɒljəˈmɛlə/, Arabic: Yunius: 12 ) was a prominent Roman writer on agriculture in the Roman Empire. His De re rustica...
- columella in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Columella (4–c. 70) was a Roman writer. Columella, meaning little column, may also refer to: Columella (auditory...
- The columella (meaning "little column") or (in older texts) pillar is a central anatomical feature of a coiled snail s****, a gastropod s****. The columella...
- Columella (in plants) is an axis of sterile tissue which p****es through the center of the spore-case of mosses. In fungi, it refers to a centrally vacuolated...
- muscle. The fleshy external end of the nasal septum is called the columella or columella nasi, and is made up of cartilage and soft tissue. The nasal septum...
- Columella columella is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Truncatellinidae, the vertigo...
- In the auditory system, the columella contributes to hearing in amphibians, reptiles and birds. The columella form thin, bony structures in the interior...
- Ulmus 'Columella' is a Dutch elm cultivar raised by the Dorschkamp Research Institute for Forestry & Landscape Planning, Wageningen. Originally thought...
- Peperomia columella is a species of plant in the family of Piperaceae. The species is endemic to Peru. It grows in dry areas, often in crevices on steep...
- Cr****ula columella is a species of succulent plant in the genus Cr****ula from the west coast of South Africa and Namibia. It grows slowly in spring and...