velum

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There are about 40 tentacles, the velum at the base of which extends upwards for a considerable distance without being festooned.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson

Under ordinary circumstances the horse breathes entirely by the nasal passages, the communication between the larynx and the mouth being closed by the velum palati.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various

The mosquito curtain of dark blue gauze ready hung for the night, falls from the ceiling with the air of a mysterious velum.

From Madame Chrysantheme by Loti, Pierre

It commences in the form of a small white aphthous sore; which usually attacks the velum or posterior part of the pharynx, mostly the latter.

From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin

The medusoids have no true velum; in some cases a structure more or less resembling this organ, termed a velarium, is present, permeated by endodermal canals.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various