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velamen(dictionary)
velamen vulvae(medicine)

velamen (iou)



velamen noun. . L19.
[Latin, = covering, from velare to cover, to veil.]
Botany. An outer layer of empty cells found in the aerial roots of various monocotyledons (esp. epiphytic orchids and aroids). L19.
Anatomy. = VELUM 1. L19.
vela'mentous adjective of the nature of a membrane or membranous covering L19.