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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