velumen

[Lat. a fleece.] Bot.: The velvety coating produced in some leaves by short, very dense and soft, but rather rigid hairs, as in many Las i and ras. *věl-üre, *věl-lüre, s . [Fr. velours .] Velvet (q.v.). "His horse with one girt, six times pieced, and a woman's crupper of velure, pieced with packthread."Shakesp.: Taming of the Shrew , iii. 2.