What does columella mean?
Definitions for columella
ˌkɒl yəˈmɛl ə; -ˈmɛl icol·umel·la
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Princeton's WordNet
columellanoun
a small column (or structure resembling a column) that is a part of a plant or animal
Wiktionary
columellanoun
Any of various small structures in plants or animals that are columnar in shape.
columellanoun
The skin at the end of the septum which separates the nostrils.
columellanoun
In birds, reptiles, and amphibians, the small bone which carries vibration from the tympanum to the inner ear.
columellanoun
In gastropods, the structure at the center of the whorls of the shell.
columellanoun
The structure at the center of the calyx where the septa join together.
columellanoun
The central sterile portion of the sporangium in various fungi.
columellanoun
A rod-shaped reinforcing element of the sexine layer of a pollen grain.
Wikipedia
Columella
Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella (; Arabic: Yunius,: 12 4 – c. 70 AD) was a prominent writer on agriculture in the Roman Empire.His De re rusticacode: lat promoted to code: la in twelve volumes has been completely preserved and forms an important source on Roman agriculture, together with the works of Cato the Elder and Marcus Terentius Varro, both of which he occasionally cites. A smaller book on trees, De arboribuscode: lat promoted to code: la , is usually attributed to him. In 1794 the Spanish botanists José Antonio Pavón Jiménez and Hipólito Ruiz López named a genus of Peruvian asterid Columellia in his honour.
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columella
A columella refers to a small column-like structure in biology and architecture. In biology, it could refer to various structures within organisms, such as a part of a plant's root system or a small structure in the ear, conveying sound vibrations to the inner ear. In architecture, columella can refer to a small column or pillar that is not designed to support weight. The term comes from the Latin word for "little column".
Webster Dictionary
Columellanoun
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
Columellanoun
a columnlike axis in the capsules of mosses
Columellanoun
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
Columellanoun
the upright pillar in the axis of most univalve shells
Columellanoun
the central pillar or axis of the calicles of certain corals
Etymology: [L., dim. of columen column. See Column.]
Wikidata
Columella
Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella is the most important writer on agriculture of the Roman empire. Little is known of his life. He was probably born in Gades, possibly of Roman parents. After a career in the army, he took up farming. His De Re Rustica in twelve volumes has been completely preserved and forms an important source on Roman agriculture, together with the works of Cato the Elder and Varro, both of which he occasionally cites. A smaller book on trees, De Arboribus, is usually attributed to him. Columella used many sources no longer extant, to which he is one of the few references; these include Aulus Cornelius Celsus, the Carthaginian writer Mago, Tremellius Scrofa, and many Greek sources. His uncle Marcus Columella, "a clever man and an exceptional farmer", had conducted experiments in sheep breeding, crossing colourful wild rams, introduced from Africa for gladiatorial games, with domestic sheep, and may have influenced his nephew's interests. Columella owned farms in Italy; he refers specifically to estates at Ardea, Carseoli, and Alba, and speaks repeatedly of his own practical experience in agriculture.
Entomology
Columella
a little rod, pillar or central axis.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of columella in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of columella in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of columella in a Sentence
Today as in the time of Pliny and Columella, the hyacinth flourishes in Wales, the periwinkle in Illyria, the daisy on the ruins of Numantia; while around them cities have changed their masters and their names, collided and smashed, disappeared into nothingness, their peaceful generations have crossed down the ages as fresh and smiling as on the days of battle.
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