Velum /(?)/

Ve·lum

Velum

n.

pl. Vela

  1. A curtain or covering; -- applied to various membranous partitions, especially to the soft palate. See under Palate. (Anat.)
  2. See Veil, n., 3 (b). (Bot.)
  3. A veil-like organ or part. (Zool.)