velum

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

noun

1. a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking
• Syn:
soft palate
• Derivationally related forms:
velar
• Hypernyms:
flap
• Part Holonyms:
palate, roof of the mouth
• Part Meronyms:
uvula
2. a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
• Syn:
veil
• Hypernyms:
plant part, plant structure
• Hyponyms:
universal veil, partial veil

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  soft palate, veil