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velum

noun

  1. a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking

    飲み込んだり話す時に鼻咽頭をふさぐ筋肉質の弁

  2. a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms

    ある種のキノコの未成熟の子実体につけられた膜状の覆い

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