ALL meanings of columella
col·u·mel·la
C c - 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 columella An ossicle of the middle ear of birds, reptiles, and amphibians. 1
- 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
- noun columella (biology) Any of various small structures in plants or animals that are columnar in shape. 0
- noun columella (anatomy) The skin at the end of the septum which separates the nostrils. 0
- noun columella (comparative anatomy) In birds, reptiles, and amphibians, the small bone which carries vibration from the tympanum to the inner ear. 0
- noun columella (malacology) In gastropods, the structure at the center of the whorls of the shell. 0
- noun columella (coral science) The structure at the center of the calyx where the septa join together. 0
- noun columella (mycology) The central sterile portion of the sporangium in various fungi. 0
- noun columella (palynology) A rod-shaped reinforcing element of the sexine layer of a pollen grain. 0