Grep of noun velum
velum
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)
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)
velum definition
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