velum
English Thesaurus
1. a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | flap, |
| definition | : | a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | uvula, |
| definition | : | a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | palate, roof of the mouth, |
| definition | : | the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities (noun.body) |
2. a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms (noun.plant)
| hyponym | : | universal veil, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | partial veil, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.plant) |
3. a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking (noun.body)
| derivation | : | velar, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the velum (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | velar, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the velum (adj.pert) |
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