What is (a) The upright pillar in the axis of most univalve shells. (b) The central pillar or axis of the calicles of certain corals called?
columella — (Zoöl.) (a) The upright pillar in the axis of most univalve shells. (b) The central pillar or axis of the calicles of certain corals. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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