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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
velum /ˈviːləm/

▶noun (pl. vela /-lə/)

1 Zoology a membrane, typically bordering a cavity, especially in certain molluscs, medusae, and other invertebrates.

2 Botany the veil of a toadstool.

3 Anatomy the soft palate.

– origin C18: from L., lit. ‘sail, curtain, covering, veil’.

'velum' also found in these Oxford entries:

reveal - veil - vela - velar - veliger

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