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Columella

noun
(pl. columellae)
1.
A small column (or structure resembling a column) that is a part of a plant or animal.





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"Columella" Quotes from Famous Books



... vel arbustum constituere volet, seminaria prius facere debebit, was the precept of Columella, l. 3. c. 5. speaking of vineyards and fruit-trees: and doubtless, we cannot pursue a better course for the propagation of timber-trees: For though it seem but a trivial design that one should make a nursery of foresters; yet it is not to be imagin'd, without the ...
— Sylva, Vol. 1 (of 2) - Or A Discourse of Forest Trees • John Evelyn
... described by Columella, a voluminous Roman writer on agriculture, as an odoriferous herb, which, "in the brave days of old," entered into the seasoning of nearly every dish. Verily, there are but few new things under the sun, and ...
— The Book of Household Management • Mrs. Isabella Beeton


Words linked to "Columella" :   column, pillar, tower


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