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Velum vs Vellum - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between velum and vellum

is that velum is a thin membrane, resembling a veil, such as while vellum is a type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf.

velum

English

(wikipedia velum)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A thin membrane, resembling a veil, such as:
  • # (anatomy) The soft palate.
  • # (botany) A thin membrane partially covering the cluster of sporangia near the leaf base in quillworts and their extinct relatives.
  • # (mycology) 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.
  • # (malacology) A locomotory and feeding organ provided with cilia found in the larval stage of bivalves.
  • # (zoology) A circular membrane round the cap of medusa.
  • # A delicate membrane found on certain protists.
  • (meteorology) An accessory cloud resembling a veil extending over a large distance. Normally associated with cumulus and cumulonimbus.

    • Related terms

    * velar ----

    vellum

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf.
  • A writing paper of very high quality.

    • See also

    * bookfell * parchment