HY'MEN, noun [Latin from Gr. membrana, pellicula, hymen.] 1. In ancient mythology, a fabulous deity, the son of Bacchus and Venus, supposed to preside over marriages. 2. In anatomy, the virginal membrane. 3. In botany, the fine pellicle which incloses a flower in the bud.
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