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noun

Columella n.

(Bot.)

(a)

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.

(b)

A columnlike axis in the capsules of mosses.

(Anat.) 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.

(Zool.)

(a)

The upright pillar in the axis of most univalve shells.

(b)

The central pillar or axis of the calicles of certain corals.

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Etymology of 'Columella'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Columella" Quotes from Famous Books

... ever attended natural swarming, have for ages, directed the attention of practical cultivators, to the importance of devising some more reliable method of increasing their colonies. Columella, who lived about the middle of the first century of the Christian Era, and who wrote twelve books on husbandry (De re rustica,) has given directions for making artificial colonies. He says, "you must examine the hive, and view what honey-combs it has; then afterwards ...

— Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee - A Bee Keeper's Manual • L. L. Langstroth

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