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velum的復數形

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Velum \Ve"lum\, n.; pl. {Vela}. [L., an awning, a veil. See
   {Veil}.]
   1. (Anat.) Curtain or covering; -- applied to various
      membranous partitions, especially to the soft palate. See
      under {Palate}.

   2. (Bot.)
      (a) See {Veil}, n., 3
      (b) .
      (b) A thin membrane surrounding the sporocarps of
          quillworts {Isoetes}).

   3. (Zo["o]l.) A veil-like organ or part. Especially:
      (a) The circular membrane that partially incloses the
          space beneath the umbrella of hydroid medus[ae].
      (b) A delicate funnel-like membrane around the flagellum
          of certain Infusoria. See Illust. a of {Protozoa}.

資料來源 : WordNet®

Vela
     n : a sails-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere near
         Carina