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Midrib vs Lamina - What's the difference?

midrib | lamina |

In botany terms the difference between midrib and lamina

is that midrib is the strengthened vein down the middle of a flower petal or leaf while lamina is the flat part of a leaf or leaflet; the blade.

midrib

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (botany) The strengthened vein down the middle of a flower petal or leaf.

    • Synonyms

    * midnerve * midvein

    lamina

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A very thin layer of material.
  • (anatomy) A thin plate or scale, such as the arch of a vertebra.
  • (botany) The flat part of a leaf or leaflet; the blade.

    • Synonyms

    * (very thin layer of material) sheet * (flat part of a leaf) blade

    Derived terms

    * laminar * laminal * laminate * laminectomy * laminotomy

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