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vela vela definition

vela


 
  Grep  of  noun  vela 
  vela 
  velazquez 
 
  Grep  of  noun  velum 
  velum 
 
  Overview  of  noun  vela 
 
  The  noun  vela  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  Vela  --  (a  sails-shaped  constellation  in  the  southern  hemisphere  near  Carina) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  velum 
 
  The  noun  velum  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  partial  veil,  velum  --  (membrane  of  the  young  sporophore  of  various  mushrooms  extending  from  the  margin  of  the  cap  to  the  stem  and  is  ruptured  by  growth;  represented  in  mature  mushroom  by  an  annulus  around  the  stem  and  sometimes  a  cortina  on  the  margin  of  the  cap) 
  2.  universal  veil,  velum  --  (membrane  initially  completely  investing  the  young  sporophore  of  various  mushrooms  that  is  ruptured  by  growth;  represented  in  the  mature  mushroom  by  a  volva  around  lower  part  of  stem  and  scales  on  upper  surface  of  the  cap) 
  3.  soft  palate,  velum  --  (a  muscular  flap  that  closes  off  the  nasopharynx  during  swallowing  or  speaking) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  vela 
  velar 
 
  Overview  of  noun  vela 
 
  The  noun  vela  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  Vela  --  (a  sails-shaped  constellation  in  the  southern  hemisphere  near  Carina) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  velum 
 
  The  noun  velum  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  partial  veil,  velum  --  (membrane  of  the  young  sporophore  of  various  mushrooms  extending  from  the  margin  of  the  cap  to  the  stem  and  is  ruptured  by  growth;  represented  in  mature  mushroom  by  an  annulus  around  the  stem  and  sometimes  a  cortina  on  the  margin  of  the  cap) 
  2.  universal  veil,  velum  --  (membrane  initially  completely  investing  the  young  sporophore  of  various  mushrooms  that  is  ruptured  by  growth;  represented  in  the  mature  mushroom  by  a  volva  around  lower  part  of  stem  and  scales  on  upper  surface  of  the  cap) 
  3.  soft  palate,  velum  --  (a  muscular  flap  that  closes  off  the  nasopharynx  during  swallowing  or  speaking) 



vela definition