/veuh lay"min/ , n. , pl. velamina /-lam"euh neuh/ .
1. Anat. a membranous covering; velum.
2. Bot. the thick, spongy integument or epidermis covering the aerial roots of epiphytic orchids.
[ 1880-85; velamen, equiv. to vela ( re ) to cover + -men n. suffix of result ]