columella

columella is a 9-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 19 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. A columnlike axis in the capsules of mosses.
3. noun. 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.
4. noun. The upright pillar in the axis of most univalve shells.
5. noun. The central pillar or axis of the calicles of certain corals.
6. noun. a small column (or structure resembling a column) that is a part of a plant or animal

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in columella:

molucella

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