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

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

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See volva in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A cuplike structure around the base of the stalk of certain fungi.

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Origin: Latin, a covering; see wel-² in Indo-European roots

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