squama
squama · squamae · squamas
A scale cast off from the skinA scale cast off from the skin; a thin dry shred of epithelium.
Meaning
4 sensesA scale cast off from the skin; a thin dry shred of epithelium.
The bract of a deciduous spike.
Any scaly bracted leaf.
A calypter.
More definitions
- a protective structure resembling a scale
Origin
Borrowed from Latin squāma (“scale”). Doublet of squame.Borrowed from Latin squāma (“scale”). Doublet of squame.
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Forms
plural: squamae / squamasWord family
2 related wordsRelatedsquamous
Derivedsquamation
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular