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ve·la·men V0046700 (və-lā′mən)n. pl. ve·lam·i·na (-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.
[Latin vēlāmen, covering, from vēlāre, to cover, from vēlum, a covering.]
vel′a·men′tous (vĕl′ə-mĕn′təs) adj.velamen (vəˈleɪmɛn) n, pl -lamina (-ˈlæmɪnə) 1. (Botany) the thick layer of dead cells that covers the aerial roots of certain orchids and aroids and absorbs moisture from the surroundings2. (Zoology) anatomy another word for velum3. (Anatomy) anatomy another word for velum4. (Botany) anatomy another word for velum[C19: from Latin: a veil, from vēlāre to cover]ve•la•men (vəˈleɪ mɪn)
n., pl. -lam•i•na (-ˈlæm ə nə) 1. Anat. a membranous covering; velum. 2. a corky, water-absorbent covering on the aerial roots of certain orchids. [1880–85; < Latin vēlāmen=vēlā(re) to cover + -men n. suffix of result] velamenenUK
velamen[və′lā·mən] (botany) The corky epidermis covering the aerial roots of an epiphytic orchid. velamenenUK
velamen [ve-la´men] (L.) a covering structure; see veil and velum.ve·lum, pl. ve·la (vē'lŭm, -lă), 1. Any structure resembling a veil or curtain. Synonym(s): veil (1) , velamen, velamentum2. Synonym(s): caul (1) 3. Synonym(s): greater omentum4. Any serous membrane or membranous envelope or covering. [L. veil, sail] 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.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]velamen a layer of dead cells, acting as water-absorbing spongy material, found on the outside of aerial roots of epiphytic plants.ThesaurusSeevelum |