What is another word for columella?

Pronunciation: [kˌɒluːmˈɛlə] (IPA)

Columella is a term that refers to the central pillar or rod found in the middle of a structure such as a building or plant. There are several different synonyms for the word columella, including axis, shaft, central rod, supporting pillar, and central pole. Each of these synonyms is used to describe the same central pillar or support structure found in a variety of different settings. Whether used to describe the structure of a plant or the support system of a building, these synonyms allow us to accurately describe and identify the central pillar or column in any situation.

What are the hypernyms for Columella?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Columella?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for columella (as nouns)

Usage examples for Columella

Quoted also by columella, Praef.
"The Roman Poets of the Republic"
W. Y. Sellar
Sporangia more or less elongated, closely crowded and prismatic, connate, pale umber to brown in color, seated on a conspicuous hypothallus; the wall thin, firm, minutely granulose, semi-opaque, pale umber, iridescent when well matured; all or many of the sporangia traversed by a central columella, from which a few narrow bands of the membrane stretch to the adjacent walls.
"The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio"
A. P. Morgan
Stipe tapering upward and continued within the sporangium as a more or less elongated columella.
"The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio"
A. P. Morgan

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