VELUM as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking
   Synonym(s)
   • soft palate (what does soft palate mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) velum is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • flap (what does flap mean?)
2. 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
   Synonym(s)
   • universal veil (what does universal veil mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) velum is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • plant part (what does plant part mean?)
   • plant structure (what does plant structure mean?)
3. 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
   Synonym(s)
   • partial veil (what does partial veil mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) velum is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • plant part (what does plant part mean?)
   • plant structure (what does plant structure mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • cortina (what does cortina mean?)