What is the meaning of Velum?

A thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain.

  1. The soft palate.
  2. A thin membrane partially covering the cluster of sporangia near the leaf base in quillworts and their extinct relatives.
  3. A veil-like membrane of immature mushrooms extending from the margin of the cap to the stem and is torn by growth, to reveal the gills.
  4. A locomotory and feeding organ provided with cilia found in the larval stage of bivalves.
  5. A annular membrane, typically bordering a cavity, especially in certain molluscs, medusae, and other invertebrates.
  6. A delicate membrane found on certain protists.

The soft palate.

A thin membrane partially covering the cluster of sporangia near the leaf base in quillworts and their extinct relatives.

A veil-like membrane of immature mushrooms extending from the margin of the cap to the stem and is torn by growth, to reveal the gills.

A locomotory and feeding organ provided with cilia found in the larval stage of bivalves.

A annular membrane, typically bordering a cavity, especially in certain molluscs, medusae, and other invertebrates.

A delicate membrane found on certain protists.

An accessory cloud resembling a veil extending over a large distance; normally associated with cumulus and cumulonimbus.

indefinite dative plural of vel

velum

velum: the soft palate

veil: a covering for a person or thing; as, a caul

vellum: a type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf

a cloth, covering, curtain, veil, awning

the sail of a ship

the soft palate

Source: wiktionary.org