[{"word":"columella","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Any of various small structures in plants or animals that are columnar in shape.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The skin at the end of the septum which separates the nostrils.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(comparative anatomy) In birds, reptiles, and amphibians, the small bone which carries vibration from the tympanum to the inner ear.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"In gastropods, the structure at the center of the whorls of the shell.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The structure at the center of the calyx where the septa join together.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The central sterile portion of the sporangium in various fungi.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A rod-shaped reinforcing element of the sexine layer of a pollen grain.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/columella"]}]