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Velum   Listen
noun
Velum  n.  (pl. vela)  
1.
(Anat.) A curtain or covering; applied to various membranous partitions, especially to the soft palate. See under Palate.
2.
(Bot.)
(a)
See Veil, n., 3 (b).
(b)
A thin membrane surrounding the sporocarps of quillworts Isoetes).
3.
(Zool.) A veil-like organ or part. Especially:
(a)
The circular membrane that partially incloses the space beneath the umbrella of hydroid medusae.
(b)
A delicate funnel-like membrane around the flagellum of certain Infusoria.





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"Velum" Quotes from Famous Books



... Venice" was acted two hundred and fifty consecutive nights on the occasion of the first production. On the hundredth night every member of the audience was presented with Henry Irving's acting edition of the play bound in white velum—a solid and permanent souvenir, paper, print and binding all being of the best. The famous Chiswick Press did all his work of this kind. On the title page ...
— The Story of My Life - Recollections and Reflections • Ellen Terry


Words linked to "Velum" :   plant part, partial veil, uvula, palate, soft palate, flap


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