pallium
1.
(
noun
) a cloak or mantle worn by men in ancient Rome
Related Words:
cloak
2.
(
noun
) Roman Catholic Church; a band encircling the shoulders with two lappets hanging in front and back
Related Words:
vestment
3.
(
noun
) (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
Synonyms:
mantle
Related Words:
cuticle
,
epidermis
4.
(
noun
) the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the gray matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
Synonyms:
cerebral cortex
,
cerebral mantle
,
cortex
Related Words:
archipallium
,
neocortex
,
neopallium
,
neural structure
,
paleocortex
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