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Meaning of "velamen" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VELAMEN

From Latin: a veil, from vēlāre to cover.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VELAMEN

velamen  [vəˈleɪmɛn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VELAMEN

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conjunction
determiner
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Velamen is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VELAMEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Velamen

Velamen is a spongy, multiple epidermis that covers the roots of some epiphytic or semi-epiphytic plants, such as orchid and Clivia species. The velamen of an orchid is the white or gray covering of aerial roots. It is many cell layers thick and capable of absorbing atmospheric moisture and nutrients. Often, the roots of orchids are associated with symbiotic fungi or bacteria; the latter may fix nutrients from the air. This functionality allows the orchid to exist in locations that provide a reproductive or vegetative advantage such as improved exposure or reduced competition from other plant species. The velamen also serves a mechanical function, protecting the vascular tissues in the root cortex, shielding the root from transpirational water loss, and, in many cases, adhering the plant to the substrate. The typical orchid root has a stele of comparatively small diameter. It is surrounded by a cortex which is further enveloped by a highly specialized exodermis, most of which at maturity do not contain protoplasm. A few cells, however, are living and allow the passage of water through them.

Definition of velamen in the English dictionary

The definition of velamen in the dictionary is the thick layer of dead cells that covers the aerial roots of certain orchids and aroids and absorbs moisture from the surroundings.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VELAMEN


duramen
djʊˈreɪmɛn
examen
ɪɡˈzeɪmɛn
flamen
ˈfleɪmɛn
foramen
fɒˈreɪmɛn
gravamen
ɡrəˈveɪmɛn
hymen
ˈhaɪmɛn
limen
ˈlaɪmɛn
poultrymen
ˈpəʊltrɪmɛn
putamen
pjuːˈteɪmɛn
stamen
ˈsteɪmɛn
vimen
ˈvaɪmɛn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VELAMEN

velamina
velar
velaria
velaric
velarisation
velarise
velarium
velarization
velarize
velate
velatura
Velcro
Velcro fastener
Velcro fastening
Velcro strip
veld
Velde
veldschoen
veldskoen

WORDS THAT END LIKE VELAMEN

amen
cameramen
Chinamen
clinamen
cyclamen
Indiamen
merchant seamen
militiamen
Namen
orramen
ramen
representamen
seamen
sudamen
Tutankhamen
Xiamen
yamen
yarramen

Synonyms and antonyms of velamen in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «velamen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VELAMEN

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Translator English - Chinese

velamen
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velamen
570 millions of speakers

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510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

velamen
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

فيلامين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

velamen
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

velamen
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

velamen
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

velamen
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Velamen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Velamen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

velamen
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Translator English - Korean

velamen
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Velamen
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

velamen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

velamen
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वेलमेन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

velamen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

velamen
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

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50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

velamen
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

velamen
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

velamen
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

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14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

velamen
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

velamen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of velamen

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VELAMEN»

The term «velamen» is regularly used and occupies the 98.108 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VELAMEN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about velamen

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VELAMEN»

Discover the use of velamen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to velamen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Patrologiae Cursus Completus: Series Latina: Sive, ...
1antum enim videbimus quantum credimus. et quia aperta est gloria. non celamus sensum nostrumz iSicut Moyses qui ponebat velamen per figuras legales super faciem suam. id est clarum et spiritualcm intellectum. sed nos aperte dicimus.
Jacques-Paul Migne, 1855
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Phylogeny and Classification of the Orchid Family
One of the features found in most orchid roots is the velamen or, especially in the older literature, the velamen radicum. A recent review of the velamen by Pridgeon (1987) may be consulted for more detail. The velamen is morphologically ...
Robert L. Dressler, 1993
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Biology of Flowering Plants
A distinction between absorption by a velamen and by an earth root is that in the former case the whole surface of the root is active, and in the latter only the restricted root-hair zone. The wet root appears green, the chlorophyll of the cortex  ...
Macgregor Skene, 2006
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Anatomy of the Monocotyledons Volume X: Orchidaceae
William Louis Stern Mary Gregory, David F. Cutler. Fig. 8. Root TS, SEM photographs. (A) Renanthera imschootiana, showing multiseriate velamen, ×125; (B) Tridactyle anthomaniaca, with multicellular velamen tuft ridged internally, × 500; (C) ...
William Louis Stern, Mary Gregory, David F. Cutler, 2014
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Functional Surfaces in Biology: Little Structures with Big ...
The dead and empty velamen cells show a complex wall structure with numerous large pores and sculptures. The velamen is sometimes differentiated into several zones and surrounded by an epivelamen which often disintegrates with age.
Stanislav Gorb, 2009
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Monocotyledons: A Morphological Study
Examples of this multiple piliferous layer, or velamen, are shown in figs, iii, 3, 4, 5, 6, which represent sections of the root-surface of Semele androgyna (L.) Kunth, Crinum Powellii, Hort., Asparagus Sprengeri, Reg., and Aspidistra elatior, Blume  ...
Agnes Arber, Arber, 2010
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Genera Orchidacearum: Epidendroideae
Garay), Saccolabium formosanum Hayata (= Gastrochilusfor- mosanus (Hayata) Hayata), and Thrixspermum saruwatarii (Hayata) Schltr. Roots possessed 2–4 velamen layers with endophytic fungi and algae in all specimens examined.
Alec M. Pridgeon, Phillip Cribb, Mark W. Chase, 2014
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Velamen
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Velamen is a spongy, multiple epidermis that covers the roots of some epiphytic or semi-epiphytic plants, such as orchid and Clivia species.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Air Plants: Epiphytes and Aerial Gardens
Starting at the surface, the first and second layers are the velamen and exodermis; the third is the cortex, and the fourth and fifth constitute the more conventionally organized root core. Unlike the epidermis of one cell thickness that serves the ...
David H. Benzing, 2012
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Genera Orchidacearum: General Introduction, Apostasioideae, ...
9) have been used with profit in systematic work, particularly related to the velamen and exodermis (reviewed by Pridgeon 1987; Figs III. 10-12). Porembski and Barthlott (1988) surveyed roots of 344 species in 262 genera and from these were ...
Alec M. Pridgeon, Phillip J. Cribb, Mark W. Chase, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VELAMEN»

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A Guarda construye una gamela diseñada para personas …
También se modernizó el velamen y otros elementos de navegación. La gamela "Roncadeira", propiedad del Concello de A Guarda, está cedida para su uso al ... «Faro de Vigo, Jun 15»
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Daniel Miguel preside este sábado el Velamen del colegio mayor …
El rector de la Universidad de Valladolid (UVA), Daniel Miguel San José, presidirá este sábado en el Paraninfo del edificio histórico de la Universidad el ... «20minutos.es, May 15»
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La imagen de O Grove se cuece en el ´Chasula´
El "Chasula" ya luce el velamen que lo identifica como plató flotante para "Canal Cocina". // FdV. Una actividad anterior a bordo del pesquero ´Chasula´, con ... «Faro de Vigo, May 15»
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Le jour de l'Hermione est arrivé
Pero lo difícil ha sido fabricar todo lo necesario como se hacía en 1778: 25 kilómetros de cuerda, mil poleas, 2.200 metros cuadrados de velamen, un mástil de ... «ABC.es, Apr 15»
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Tres de Tres
El velamen lleno de optimismo gira y ya es contrario al rumbo planeado. Crece el pesimismo. Ahora bien, los vientos siempre cambian. Ello demanda que la ... «Excélsior, Jan 15»
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Absurd Creature of the Week: The Beautiful But Deadly Undersea …
Caption: Comb jellies in the genus Velamen have totally exaggerated the lobate body type, flattening themselves into flying wings before getting the bad news ... «Wired, Oct 14»
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El velero que quiere ser grande
Con una bañera abatible, que facilita el acceso en popa, y el velamen exprimido al máximo refuerzan la siempre exigente filosofía de los navegantes con ADN ... «Expansión.com, Oct 14»
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Así gobierna una sola persona el trimarán más grande del mundo
La nueva misión de Édouard ha sido adaptar su invención a Spindrift 2, una embarcación que cuenta con 10 metros más de eslora y tiene mucho más velamen. «Expansión.com, Oct 14»
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15 frases que te inspirarán a irte de viaje (Parte II)
Atrapa vientos favorables en tu velamen. Explora. Sueña. Descubre”. Por Mark Twain. 4) “Dejad que vuestro espíritu aventurero os empuje a seguir adelante y ... «Perú.com, Aug 14»
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Barco de EE.UU. dispara contra embarcación de Irán
El dhow es una embarcación a vela de origen árabe caracterizada por su velamen triangular y bajo calado, foto por wikipedia. «La República Ecuador, Aug 14»

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