Definitions for velamen

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velamen ve·la·men

Spelling: [vuh-ley-min]

IPA: /vəˈleɪ mɪn/

Velamen is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 143 anagrams from letters in velamen (aeelmnv).

Definitions for velamen

noun

1. Anatomy. a membranous covering; velum.
2. Botany. the thick, spongy integument or epidermis covering the aerial roots of epiphytic orchids.

Origin of velamen

1880-85; Latin vēlāmen, equivalent to vēlā(re) to cover + -men noun suffix of result