Definition of velamen
velamina
play \və-ˈla-mə-nə\: the thick corky epidermis of aerial roots of an epiphytic orchid that absorbs water from the atmosphere
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Origin and Etymology of velamen
short for New Latin vēlāmen rādicum, literally, “covering of the roots”; Latin vēlāmen “covering,” from vēlāre “to cover, clothe” (verbal derivative of vēlum “awning, curtain”) + -men, suffix of result — more at 1veil
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