Medical term:
velamen
velamen
[ve-la´men] (L.)a covering structure; see veil and velum.
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ve·lum
, pl.ve·la
(vē'lŭm, -lă),1. Any structure resembling a veil or curtain. Synonym(s): veil (1) , velamen, velamentum
2. Synonym(s): caul (1)
3. Synonym(s): greater omentum
4. Any serous membrane or membranous envelope or covering.
[L. veil, sail]
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velamen
(və-lā′mən)n. pl. ve·lamina (-lăm′ə-nə)
1. Anatomy A membranous covering or partition; velum.
2. Botany A spongy layer of dead cells that covers the aerial roots of most orchids and certain other plants and may serve to absorb atmospheric moisture.
vel′a·men′tous (vĕl′ə-mĕn′təs) adj.
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ve·lum
, pl. vela (vē'lŭm, -lă)1. Any structure resembling a veil or curtain.
Synonym(s): veil (1) , velamen.
Synonym(s): veil (1) , velamen.
2. Synonym(s): caul (1) .
3. Synonym(s): greater omentum.
4. Any serous membrane or membranous envelope or covering.
[L. veil, sail]
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velamen
a layer of dead cells, acting as water-absorbing spongy material, found on the outside of aerial roots of epiphytic plants.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
ve·lum
, pl.ve·la
(vē'lŭm, -lă),1. Any structure resembling a veil or curtain. Synonym(s): veil (1) , velamen, velamentum
2. Synonym(s): caul (1)
3. Synonym(s): greater omentum
4. Any serous membrane or membranous envelope or covering.
[L. veil, sail]
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velamentum
(vĕl″ă-mĕn′tŭm) plural.velamenta [L., a cover]A membranous covering.
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