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volva
[ vol-vuh ]
noun
, Mycology.
- 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
/ vŏl′və,vôl′- /
- A cuplike structure around the base of the stalk of certain basidiomycete fungi.
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Derived Forms
- volvate, adjective
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Other Words From
- vol·vate [vol, -vit, -veyt], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of volva1
1745–55; < Latin: covering, akin to volvere to roll, wrap
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Word History and Origins
Origin of volva1
C18: from Latin: a covering, from volvere to wrap
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Example Sentences
There is no volva, but there is a ring which is sometimes persistent, friable, and fugacious.
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There are also variations in the way in which the volva is ruptured, as well as in the character of the stem.
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The veil is universal, forming a perfect volva, distinct from the cuticle of the pileus.
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The volva is quite thick and frequently the plant, when in the egg state, has the appearance of a phalloid.
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The stem is white, smooth, volva split to the base into four nearly equal segments.
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