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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: vela
velum
n 1: 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 [syn:
partial veil]
2: 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 [syn:
universal veil]
3: a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during
swallowing or speaking [syn:
soft palate]
[also:
vela (pl)]
vela
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velum
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Vela
Velum
\Ve"lum\, n.; pl.
Vela. [L., an awning, a veil. See
Veil.]
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1. (Anat.) Curtain or covering; -- applied to various
membranous partitions, especially to the soft palate. See
under
Palate.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Bot.)
(a) See
Veil, n., 3
(b) .
(b) A thin membrane surrounding the sporocarps of
quillworts
Isoetes).
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3. (Zo["o]l.) A veil-like organ or part. Especially:
(a) The circular membrane that partially incloses the
space beneath the umbrella of hydroid medus[ae].
(b) A delicate funnel-like membrane around the flagellum
of certain Infusoria. See Illust. a of
Protozoa.
[1913 Webster]
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