velamen

  • 21velamen — noun A covering membrane or velum …

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  • 22velamen — SYN: velum (1). [L. a veil] v. vulvae obsolete term for hypertrophy of the labia minora. * * * n. a covering membrane. * * * ve·la·men (ve laґmən) pl. velaґmina [L. “a covering”] a membrane, velum, meninx, or tegument …

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  • 23velamen — ve|la|men Mot Pla Nom masculí …

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  • 24velamen — sustantivo masculino marina velaje, trapo. * * * Sinónimos: ■ velas, velaje, aparejo, lonas, trapo …

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  • 25velamen — n. membrane or outer layer; membranous moisture absorbing layer on the aerial roots of some epiphytic plants (non parasitic plants that grow on the surface of other things, such as rocks) …

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  • 26velamen — [vɪ leɪmən] noun (plural velamina mɪnə) Botany an outer layer of empty cells in the aerial roots of epiphytic orchids and aroids. Origin C19: from L., from velare to cover …

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  • 27velamen — ve·la·men …

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  • 28velamen — velamentum; n. a covering membrane …

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  • 29velamen — /vəˈleɪmən/ (say vuh laymuhn) noun (plural velamina /vəˈlæmənə/ (say vuh lamuhnuh)) 1. Anatomy a membranous covering; a velum. 2. Botany the thick, spongy integument or epidermis covering the aerial roots of epiphytic orchids. {Latin: covering} …

  • 30velamen —   n. (pl. lamina ) water absorbing outer covering of aerial roots of certain orchids.    ♦ velamentous, a. pertaining to or like a thin membrane …

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