VELUM (vela)
Dictionary entry overview: What does velum mean?
• VELUM (noun)
The noun VELUM has 3 senses:
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
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
3. a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking
Familiarity information: VELUM used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• VELUM (noun)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
partial veil; velum
Hypernyms ("velum" is a kind of...):
plant part; plant structure (any part of a plant or fungus)
Meronyms (parts of "velum"):
annulus ((Fungi) remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the lower part of the stem)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "velum"):
cortina (a cobwebby partial veil consisting of silky fibrils)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
universal veil; velum
Hypernyms ("velum" is a kind of...):
plant part; plant structure (any part of a plant or fungus)
Meaning:
A muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
soft palate; velum
Hypernyms ("velum" is a kind of...):
flap (a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body)
Meronyms (parts of "velum"):
uvula (a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate)
Holonyms ("velum" is a part of...):
palate; roof of the mouth (the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities)
