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 Smith. Jedediah Strong Smith was born in Bainbridge, New York, on January 6, 1799. Young Jedediah moved with his family as they pressed westward in an effort to remain at the frontier. He supposedly read about the Lewis and Clark expedition as a small boy and was inspired by that great adventure.