pallium | ||
1. | [ noun ] (Roman Catholic Church) vestment consisting of a band encircling the shoulders with two lappets hanging in front and back | |
Related terms: | vestment Roman_Catholic | |
2. | [ noun ] (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell | |
Synonyms: | mantle | |
Related terms: | epidermis zoology | |
3. | [ noun ] (anatomy,zoology,neuroscience) the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the gray matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum | |
Synonyms: | cortex cerebral_cortex cerebral_mantle | |
Related terms: | neural_structure neopallium archipallium cerebrum occipital_lobe frontal_lobe temporal_lobe parietal_lobe Golgi's_cell prefrontal_lobe cortical_area grey_matter | |
4. | [ noun ] (Roman antiquity,clothing) cloak or mantle worn by men in ancient Rome | |
Related terms: | cloak | |
Similar spelling: |
palm palmy Palma Palomo Palmae Paolini Palin Palen |