transcription, транскрипция: [ və-ˈlā-mən ]
noun
( plural ve·lam·i·na -ˈla-mə-nə)
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, covering, from velare to cover, from velum curtain
Date: 1882
: the thick corky epidermis of aerial roots of an epiphytic orchid that absorbs water from the atmosphere