pallium

noun

cloak or mantle worn by men in ancient Rome

(Roman Catholic Church) vestment consisting of a band encircling the shoulders with two lappets hanging in front and back

(zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell

the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum

Roots

palliumpallium- · Latin · cloak, mantle

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