[ve.la.men] n, pl ve.lam.i.na [NL, fr. L, covering, fr. velare to cover, fr. velum curtain] (1882): the thick corky epidermis of aerial roots of an epiphytic orchid that absorbs water from the atmosphere
VELAMEN
Meaning of VELAMEN in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012