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Meaning of columella | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˌkɒləˈmɛlə

Definitions

  1. Any of various small structures in plants or animals that are columnar in shape.
  2. The skin at the end of the septum which separates the nostrils.
  3. In birds, reptiles, and amphibians, the small bone which carries vibration from the tympanum to the inner ear.
  4. In gastropods, the structure that extends down the middle of the whorls of the shell.
  5. The structure at the center of the calyx where the septa join together.
  6. The central sterile portion of the sporangium in various fungi.
  7. A rod-shaped reinforcing element of the sexine layer of a pollen grain.

Equivalents

Español columela
Français columelle
Italiano columella
Polski kolumienka
Română columelă

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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