Volva

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A cup-shaped mass at the base of various fungi.

    "The genus Amanita has both a volva and a veil; the spores are white, and the stem is easily separable from the cap."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of völva. alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    cuplike structure around the base of the stalk of certain fungi wordnet
  4. 4
    The membranous covering which completely encloses many fungi in the early stage of growth.

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"The genus Amanita has both a volva and a veil; the spores are white, and the stem is easily separable from the cap."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin volva.

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