Associations to the word «Velum»
Noun
- Detector
- Challenger
- Turin
- José
- Larva
- Colombia
- Procession
- Sculptor
- Juan
- Marijuana
- Isabel
- Santos
- Monitor
- Tract
- Burst
- Compliance
- Domingo
- Tanker
- Nun
- Del
- Kerala
- Charter
- Uniform
- Miguel
- Becker
- Cocaine
- Miranda
- Teresa
- Stern
- Alberto
- Grande
- Laws
- La
- Explosion
- Test
- Jimmy
- Diego
- Astronomer
- Closure
- Lima
- Ray
- Madrid
- Valve
- Crab
- Ana
- Santo
- Spain
- Milan
- Croatia
- Superior
- Ban
- Que
- Lip
- Unknown
- Barcelona
- Count
- Substitute
- Convent
- Flash
- Wanderer
- El
- Pete
- Teammate
- Pedro
- Crawford
- Nicolas
- Deployment
- Radiation
- De
- Della
- Monastery
- Marina
- Swim
- Donation
- Cluster
- Venus
- Telescope
- Margin
- Congressman
- Designation
- Mainland
- Iii
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Wiktionary
VELUM, noun. A thin membrane, resembling a veil, such as:
VELUM, noun. (anatomy) The soft palate.
VELUM, noun. (botany) A thin membrane partially covering the cluster of sporangia near the leaf base in quillworts and their extinct relatives.
VELUM, noun. (mycology) A veil-like membrane of immature mushrooms extending from the margin of the cap to the stem and is torn by growth, to reveal the gills.
VELUM, noun. (malacology) A locomotory and feeding organ provided with cilia found in the larval stage of bivalves.
VELUM, noun. (zoology) A circular membrane round the cap of medusa.
VELUM, noun. A delicate membrane found on certain protists.
VELUM, noun. (meteorology) An accessory cloud resembling a veil extending over a large distance. Normally associated with cumulus and cumulonimbus.
Dictionary definition
VELUM, noun. A membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms.
VELUM, noun. A muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking.
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