lamella | lamellae [plural] | lamellas [plural] | middle lamella [synonym, sense-specific] | lamellar [derived] a thin layer, plate, or membrane, especially any of the calcified layers of which bone is formed | [botany] any of the spore-bearing gills of a ... (25 of 291 words, 6 definitions, pronunciations)
Thomas was born on April 30, 1961, in Chicago, Illinois. He was the youngest of nine brothers and sisters. Thomas commuted from Chicago's West Side North Lawndale neighborhood to play high school basketball at St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois for Gene Pingatore.
Jedediah Strong Smith (1799-1831) Mountain man, explorer, and trail blazer, Smith was born on January 6, 1799 at Bainbridge, New York but, was raised in Pennsylvania and Ohio. After receiving some education and a strong religious upbringing, he made his way to St. Louis, Missouri in 1822, determined to become a trapper.