n.; pl. L. Laminæ . Laminas [ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) The blade of a leaf; the broad, expanded portion of a petal or sepal of a flower. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) A thin plate or scale; specif., one of the thin, flat processes composing the vane of a feather. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. laminaire. See Lamina ] In, or consisting of, thin plates or layers; having the form of a thin plate or lamina. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Lamina. ] (Bot.) A genus of great seaweeds with long and broad fronds; kelp, or devil's apron. The fronds commonly grow in clusters, and are sometimes from thirty to fifty feet in length. See Illust. of Kelp. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to seaweeds of the genus Laminaria, or to that zone of the sea (from two to ten fathoms in depth) where the seaweeds of this genus grow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Lamina. ] (Paleon.) A broad-leafed fossil alga. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Laminar. [ 1913 Webster ]