velum

velum is a 5-letter English word with 8 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Curtain or covering; -- applied to various membranous partitions, especially to the soft palate. See under Palate. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 14 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Curtain or covering; -- applied to various membranous partitions, especially to the soft palate. See under Palate.
2. noun. See Veil, n., 3 (b).
3. noun. A thin membrane surrounding the sporocarps of quillworts Isoetes).
4. noun. A veil-like organ or part.
5. noun. The circular membrane that partially incloses the space beneath the umbrella of hydroid medusae.
6. noun. A delicate funnel-like membrane around the flagellum of certain Infusoria. See Illust. a of Protozoa.
7. noun. a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking
8. noun. a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms

   Synonyms: veil

Synonyms

veil

Common word forms

velumen

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