Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

velamen

Pronunciation: /vɪˈleɪmən/

Definition of velamen

noun (plural velamina /-mɪnə/)

Botany
  • an outer layer of empty cells in the aerial roots of epiphytic orchids and aroids.

Origin:

late 19th century: from Latin, from velare 'to cover'

velamen in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of velamen in the US English dictionary
  |  Cite

Word of the day

offing

/ ˈɒfɪŋ /
noun
the more distant part of the sea in view …