English Explanatory Dictionary

velamen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A covering membrane or velum
  2. A spongy, usually pale, multiseriate epidermis (i.e. consisting of multiple layers of cells) covering the roots of some kinds of plants, especially plant species with an epiphytic or semi-epiphytic habit. Examples include various orchid and Clivia species

Word forms

velamen velamens velamina

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vēlāmen.

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