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velum |
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