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Velum Common

Velum has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms

2

a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking

3

a thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain, such as:

4

the soft palate

Broader Terms (hypernyms)
plant part flap
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
universal veil partial veil
Rhyming Words
lum alum glum clum blum slum klum plum solum colum pilum filum hilum malum tulum calum gillum siglum pyelum pollum
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