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columella

Columella is a 9 letter word which starts with the letter C and ends with the letter A for which we found 5 definitions.

Definition
(n.) 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.
(n.) A columnlike axis in the capsules of mosses.
(n.) 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.
(n.) The upright pillar in the axis of most univalve shells.
(n.) The central pillar or axis of the calicles of certain corals.
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