Quick definitions from WordNet (velum)
▸ noun: a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking
▸ noun: 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
▸ noun: 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
▸ Also see vela
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▸ noun: a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking
▸ noun: 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
▸ noun: 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
▸ Also see vela
▸ Words similar to velum
▸ Usage examples for velum
▸ Popular adjectives describing velum
▸ Words that often appear near velum
▸ Rhymes of velum
▸ Invented words related to velum