lamellate
Adj
- Composed of, or furnished with, thin plates or scales.
- Having at least some component segments being lengthened on one side and flattened into circles, making these segments look like a stack of dinner plates.
Examples
- The dung beetle had lamellate antennae.
Origin / Etymology
From lamella + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Scrabble Score: 11
lamellate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordlamellate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lamellate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
lamellate: valid Words With Friends Word