Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kol-yuh-mel-uh]
- /ˌkɒl yəˈmɛl ə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kol-yuh-mel-uh]
- /ˌkɒl yəˈmɛl ə/
Definitions of columella word
- noun columella the central part of the spore-producing body of some fungi and mosses 3
- noun columella any similar columnar structure 3
- noun columella a small rodlike bone in the middle ear of frogs, reptiles, and birds that transmits sound to the inner ear: homologous to the mammalian stapes 3
- noun columella any of a number of columnlike structures in plants and animals, as a small bone in the middle ear of amphibians, reptiles, etc. 3
- noun plural columella any of various small, columnlike structures of animals or plants; rod or axis. Mycology. a small central column of sterile tissue within the sporangium of certain fungi, liverworts, and mosses. 1
- noun plural columella a small bone in the ear of amphibians, reptiles, and birds. 1
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Origin of columella
First appearance:
before 1575 One of the 34% oldest English words
1575-85; < Latin: small column, equivalent to colum- (variant of column-, stem of columna column) + -ella -elle
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Parts of speech for Columella
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columella popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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