First Known Use: 1882
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velamen
noun ve·la·men \və-ˈlā-mən\
plural ve·lam·i·na \-ˈla-mə-nə\
Definition of VELAMEN
: the thick corky epidermis of aerial roots of an epiphytic orchid that absorbs water from the atmosphere
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Origin of VELAMEN
New Latin, from Latin, covering, from velare to cover, from velum curtain
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