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velum meaning in Tamil

மூடி

/ˈviː.ləm/

velum in Tamil: மூடி, வீலம், உறைஉரு, போர்வை. In English, velum means the soft palate.

Tamil words for velum

மூடி, வீலம், உறைஉரு, போர்வை, திரை

English meaning of velum

  1. noun The soft palate.
  2. noun A thin membrane partially covering the cluster of sporangia near the leaf base in quillworts and their extinct relatives.
  3. noun A veil-like membrane of immature mushrooms extending from the margin of the cap to the stem and is torn by growth, to reveal the gills.
  4. noun A locomotory and feeding organ provided with cilia found in the larval stage of bivalves.

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Questions about velum in Tamil

What is the meaning of velum in Tamil?
Velum in Tamil is மூடி, வீலம், உறைஉரு, போர்வை.
velum என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Velum: மூடி, வீலம், உறைஉரு, போர்வை.
What does velum mean in English?
Velum means the soft palate.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: velum (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: velum (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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