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volva (väl′və)

noun

the membranous covering enclosing certain mushrooms in the early stage of growth, becoming a cup at the base of the stalk at maturity

Etymology: ModL < L, var. of vulva: see vulva

Related Forms:

  • volvate vol′·vate′ (-vāt′, -vit) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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