Hyphenation of velum

Are you trying to hyphenate velum? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.

velum

Definitions of velum:

1.	A membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
2.	A muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking

Synonyms of velum:

noun	partial veil, plant part, plant structure
noun	universal veil, plant part, plant structure
noun	soft palate, flap

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.