velum
IPA: vɛɫʌm
noun
- a thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain, such as:
- (anatomy) the soft palate
- (botany) a thin membrane partially covering the cluster of sporangia near the leaf base in quillworts and their extinct relatives
- (mycology) 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
- (malacology) a locomotory and feeding organ provided with cilia found in the larval stage of bivalves
- (zoology) a annular membrane, typically bordering a cavity, especially in certain molluscs, medusae, and other invertebrates
- a delicate membrane found on certain protists
- (meteorology) an accessory cloud resembling a veil extending over a large distance; normally associated with cumulus and cumulonimbus
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Examples of "velum" in Sentences
- The velum is well developed and used in swimming.
- The veliger larva has a shell and ciliated velum.
- The velum sometimes leaves a partial annular zone.
- The velum covers less than a quarter of the sporangium.
- A white velum connects a the stalk to the cap when young.
- Having a velum is characteristic of the hydrozoan medusae.
- If the tongue touches the velum, then that's a velar click.
- There are few and rather large flakes of the white velum present.
- Labial velar consonants are doubly articulated at the velum and the lips.
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