Search Result:vela
Overview of noun vela
The noun vela has 1 sense
- Vela -- (a constellation in the southern hemisphere between Carina and Pyxis; "because of its configuration Vela is sometimes called `the Sails'")
Overview of noun velum
The noun velum has 2 senses
- veil, velum -- (a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms)
- soft palate, velum -- (a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking)