volva
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of volva
1745–55; < Latin: covering, akin to volvere to roll, wrap
Example Sentences
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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.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
Differs from A. baccata in even p. and free margin of volva.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
P. 3-5 cm. exp. obtuse, viscid, silky when dry, white or disc tinged brown; g. rosy; s. 4-7 cm. solid, equal, glabrous, white; volva lobed; sp.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
Whole young fungus enclosed in a white volva, patches of which often remain on p.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
Upon the platform the volva took her place.
From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Lucy Foster Madison
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