COLUMELLA
\kˌɒluːmˈɛlə], \kˌɒluːmˈɛlə], \k_ˌɒ_l_uː_m_ˈɛ_l_ə]\
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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.
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A columnlike axis in the capsules of mosses.
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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.
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The upright pillar in the axis of most univalve shells.
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The central pillar or axis of the calicles of certain corals.
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By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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