velamen
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0006042
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- related: velamen radicum
- exact: velamen (Spanish)
- exact: velamina
- exact: 根被(套被) (Japanese)
- Definition
- A multiseriate epidermis found in aerial roots of some monocots. Most of its cells are dead and store water like a sponge. [source: ISBN:0080374913]
- Comment
- None
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