Velamen Definition

və-lāmən
velamen
noun
A membrane or velum.
Webster's New World
The corky outer layer of the aerial roots of certain orchids.
Webster's New World

Origin of Velamen

  • Latin vēlāmen covering from vēlāre to cover from vēlum a covering

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin

    From Wiktionary

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