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Definition of: velamen
(və·lā′mən) noun plural ·lam·i·na (-lam′ə·nə)
1. Anat. Any membrane, covering, or integument.
2. Bot. An envelope consisting of several layers of empty cells, forming the outer covering of the aerial roots of certain orchids and arums. Also vel·a·men·tum (vel′ə·men′təm). [<L, covering <velare veil]
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