| 单词 | velamen |
| 释义 | velamen[ vuh-ley-min ] / vəˈleɪ mɪn / noun, plural ve·lam·i·na [vuh-lam-uh-nuh]. /vəˈlæm ə nə/.Anatomy. a membranous covering; velum. Botany. the thick, spongy integument or epidermis covering the aerial roots of epiphytic orchids. Origin of velamen1880–85; <Latin vēlāmen, equivalent to vēlā(re) to cover + -men noun suffix of result Words nearby velamenveinule, veiny, Veiovis, vel., vela, velamen, velamentous, velar, velaric airstream, velarium, velarize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for velamenvelamen / (vəˈleɪmɛn) / noun plural -lamina (-ˈlæmɪnə)the thick layer of dead cells that covers the aerial roots of certain orchids and aroids and absorbs moisture from the surroundings anatomy another word for velum Word Origin for velamenC19: from Latin: a veil, from vēlāre to cover Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for velamenvelamen [ və-lā′mən ] n. pl. ve•lam•i•na (-lăm′ə-nə)velum The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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