[ noun ] a thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral) <noun.body>
Lamina \Lam"i*na\ (l[a^]m"[i^]*n[.a]), n.; pl. L. {Lamin[ae]} (-n[=e]) E. {Laminas} (-n[.a]z). [L. cf. {Lamella}.] 1. A thin plate or scale; a layer or coat lying over another; -- said of thin plates or platelike substances, as of bone or minerals.
2. (Bot.) The blade of a leaf; the broad, expanded portion of a petal or sepal of a flower. --Gray.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A thin plate or scale; specif., one of the thin, flat processes composing the vane of a feather.