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Etymology
Most likely simply from Late Latin lendina,[1] variant of lendinem, from Classical Latin lendem.
The unexpected /m/ (instead of */n/, the usual outcome of Latin /-nd-/) may be due to analogy with another word- or simply dissimilation from the following /n/.
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Noun
llémena f (plural llémenes)
- a nit
- (textiles, usually in the plural) a small defect in a piece of cloth with the appearance of a nit
- a hedgehog mushroom (Hydnum repandum), so named from having bodies with the appearance of a nit instead of gills on the underside of the fruiting body to disperse the spores
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