Hȳ'men, n.

noun

n. [Lat. & Fr. hymen, Gr. Ὑμήν, the god of marriage, ὑμήν, skin, membrane.]

(Myth.) A fabulous deity, the son, according to some, of Apollo and Urania, according to others, of Bacchus and Venus. He was the god of marriage, and presided over nuptial solemnities.
(Anat.) The virginal membrane, situated at the orifice of the vagina.
(Bot.) The fine pellicle which incloses a flower in the bud.