Velum — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɛləm/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈɛləm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈɛləm/

2 syllables Say it as /vˈɛləm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

soft palate veil

Word Forms

velar

adjective

of or relating to the velum

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

voile du palais

une enveloppe membraneuse attachée à la fructification immature de certains champignons

🇪🇸Spanish

velo

una cubierta membranosa adherida al cuerpo fructífero inmaduro de ciertos hongos

🇮🇹Italian

velo

rivestimento membranoso attaccato al corpo fruttifero immaturo di alcuni funghi

🇵🇹Portuguese

véu

uma cobertura membranosa ligada ao corpo frutífero imaturo de certos cogumelos

🇷🇺Russian

велум

пленчатая оболочка, прикрепляющаяся к незрелому плодовому телу некоторых грибов.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वेलुम

कुछ मशरूमों के अपरिपक्व फलने वाले शरीर से जुड़ा हुआ एक झिल्लीदार आवरण

🇧🇩Bengali

ভেলাম

নির্দিষ্ট মাশরুমের অপরিণত ফলের শরীরে একটি ঝিল্লিযুক্ত আবরণ

🇮🇳Tamil

வேலம்

சில காளான்களின் முதிர்ச்சியடையாத பழம்தரும் உடலுடன் இணைக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு சவ்வு உறை

🇮🇳Telugu

వేలం

కొన్ని పుట్టగొడుగుల యొక్క అపరిపక్వ ఫలాలు కాస్తాయి శరీరానికి జతచేయబడిన పొర కవచం

🇮🇳Marathi

वेलम

ठराविक मशरूमच्या अपरिपक्व फ्रूटिंग बॉडीला जोडलेले एक पडदायुक्त आवरण

🇮🇳Gujarati

વેલુમ

ચોક્કસ મશરૂમ્સના અપરિપક્વ ફળ આપતા શરીર સાથે જોડાયેલ પટલીય આવરણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವೇಲಂ

ಕೆಲವು ಅಣಬೆಗಳ ಅಪಕ್ವವಾದ ಫ್ರುಟಿಂಗ್ ದೇಹಕ್ಕೆ ಲಗತ್ತಿಸಲಾದ ಪೊರೆಯ ಹೊದಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വേലം

ചില കൂണുകളുടെ പാകമാകാത്ത കായ്കൾ ഘടിപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന ഒരു സ്തര ആവരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੇਲਮ

ਇੱਕ ਝਿੱਲੀ ਵਾਲਾ ਢੱਕਣ ਜੋ ਕੁਝ ਖਾਸ ਮਸ਼ਰੂਮਾਂ ਦੇ ਫਲਦਾਰ ਸਰੀਰ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

软皮

附着在某些蘑菇的未成熟子实体上的膜状覆盖物

🇯🇵Japanese

羊皮紙

特定のキノコの未熟な子実体に付いている膜状の覆い

🇰🇷Korean

연구개

특정 버섯의 미성숙 자실체에 부착된 막 덮개

🇻🇳Vietnamese

da mềm

một lớp màng bao phủ trên quả thể chưa trưởng thành của một số loại nấm

🇹🇭Thai

กำมะหยี่

เป็นเยื่อบางๆ ที่ติดอยู่กับส่วนที่ติดผลอ่อนของเห็ดบางชนิด

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مخمل

غطاء غشائي متصل بالجسم الثمري غير الناضج لبعض أنواع الفطر

🇮🇷Persian

مخمل

یک پوشش غشایی متصل به بدن میوه نابالغ برخی از قارچ ها

🇹🇷Turkish

peçe

Bazı mantarların olgunlaşmamış meyve veren gövdesine yapışan membranöz bir kaplama

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What is the primary definition of the word 'velum'?

The primary meaning of 'velum' is 'a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms'.

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Using 'velum' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'velum' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'velum' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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