Definition of velum Velum
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We found 17 definitions of velum from 4 different sources.
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What does velum mean?
WordNet
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| velum - a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking | ||
| soft palate | ||
| flap any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope" | ||
| palate, roof of the mouth the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities | ||
| velum - a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms | ||
| veil | ||
| plant part, plant structure any part of a plant or fungus | ||
| universal veil membrane initially completely investing the young sporophore of various mushrooms that is ruptured by growth; represented in the mature mushroom by a volva around lower part of stem and scales on upper surface of the cap | ||
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Wiktionary 
- velum (Noun)
A thin membrane, resembling a veil, such as. - velum (Noun)
The soft palate . - velum (Noun)
A thin membrane partially covering the cluster of sporangia near the leaf base in quillworts and their extinct relatives. - velum (Noun)
A veil-like membrane of immature mushrooms extending from the margin of the cap to the stem and is torn by growth, to reveal the gills. - velum (Noun)
A locomotory and feeding organ provided with cilia found in the larval stage of bivalves. - velum (Noun)
A circular membrane round the cap of medusa. - velum (Noun)
A delicate membrane found on certain protists. - velum (Noun)
An accessory cloud resembling a veil extending over a large distance. Normally associated with cumulus and cumulonimbus.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- velum (n.)
Curtain or covering; -- applied to various membranous partitions, especially to the soft palate. See under Palate. - velum (n.)
See Veil, n., 3 (b). - velum (n.)
A thin membrane surrounding the sporocarps of quillworts Isoetes). - velum (n.)
A veil-like organ or part. - velum (n.)
The circular membrane that partially incloses the space beneath the umbrella of hydroid medusae. - velum (n.)
A delicate funnel-like membrane around the flagellum of certain Infusoria. See Illust. a of Protozoa.
Part of speech
🔤- velum, noun, singular of vela.
