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.

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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.

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.

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