The Clue
Soft palates (4 letter answer)
The Answer
VELA
Tags
Notes
The answer VELA is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1200 puzzles.
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Definition
VELA as a noun:
1. a constellation in the southern hemisphere between Carina and Pyxis; "because of its configuration Vela is sometimes called `the Sails'"
VELUM as a noun:
1. (partial veil, velum) = membrane of the young sporophore of various mushrooms extending from the margin of the cap to the stem and is ruptured by growth; represented in mature mushroom by an annulus around the stem and sometimes a cortina on the margin of the cap
2. (universal veil, velum) = membrane initially completely investing the young sporophore of various mushrooms that is ruptured by growth; represented in the mature mushroom by a volva around lower part of stem and scales on upper surface of the cap
3. (soft palate, velum) = a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking