velamen (English, noun)
expansion: velamen (plural velamens or velamina)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: A covering membrane or velum
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: 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
Forms:
form: velamens
tags: plural
form: velamina
tags: plural