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