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velamenOne entry found. Main Entry: ve·la·men Pronunciation: \və-ˈlā-mən\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural ve·lam·i·na \-ˈla-mə-nə\ Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, covering, from velare to cover, from velum curtain Date: 1882 : the thick corky epidermis of aerial roots of an epiphytic orchid that absorbs water from the atmosphere
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