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volva
[ vol-vuh ]
noun
- the membranous envelope that encloses the base of various mushrooms formed when the velum ruptures.
volva
/ ˈvɒlvə; ˈvɒlvɪt; -veɪt /
noun
- botany a cup-shaped structure that sheathes the base of the stalk of certain mushrooms
volva
/ ±¹Å±ô′±¹É™,±¹Ã´±ô′- /
- A cuplike structure around the base of the stalk of certain basidiomycete fungi.
Derived Forms
- volvate, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±¹´Ç±ô·±¹²¹³Ù±ð [vol, -vit, -veyt], adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of volva1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of volva1
Example Sentences
Fungi with red caps or stems; mushrooms with white gills, skirts or rings on their stems; and any ’shrooms with a bulbous sack or volva are all worth avoiding.
Upon the platform the volva took her place.
C, Longitudinal section of mature plant. p, The pileus. g, The gills. a, The annulus, or remnant of velum partiale, v, Remains of volva or velum universale. s, The stalk.
This warning the poisonous Agaric does not give, but it has the distinguishing feature of a cup or volva at the base of the stern.
Whole young fungus enclosed in a white volva, patches of which often remain on p.
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