volva

[ vol-vuh ]

/ ˈvɒl və /

noun Mycology.

the membranous envelope that encloses the base of various mushrooms formed when the velum ruptures.

Origin of volva

1745–55; <Latin: covering, akin to volvere to roll, wrap

OTHER WORDS FROM volva

vol·vate

[vol-vit, -veyt], /ˈvɒl vɪt, -veɪt/, adjective

Words nearby volva

voluptuous, volute, volute spring, volutin, volution, volva, volvelle, volvent, volvox, volvulosis, volvulus

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Example sentences from the Web for volva

Volva, a wrapper or envelope, which in the young stage completely surrounds the plant, same as universal veil.
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.|George Francis Atkinson
Perhaps no part of the plant is more variable than the outer veil or volva.
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.|George Francis Atkinson
The volva is a feature of great importance in the study of the Agaricini, of the subgenera Amanita, Volvaria, etc.
Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous|Thomas Taylor
Ring and volva present in some species, ring alone others, both absent in others; gills adnate, adnexed or free.
European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae|George Massee

The volva is evanescent in both, leaving traces of its existence in concentric ridges at the base, and part way up the stem.
Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous|Thomas Taylor

British Dictionary definitions for volva

volva

/ (ˈvɒlvə) /

noun plural -vae (-viː) or -vas

botany a cup-shaped structure that sheathes the base of the stalk of certain mushrooms

Derived forms of volva

volvate (ˈvɒlvɪt, -veɪt), adjective

Word Origin for volva

C18: from Latin: a covering, from volvere to wrap

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Scientific definitions for volva

volva

[ vŏl′və, vôl′- ]

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

单词	volva
释义	volva [ vol-vuh ] / ˈvɒl və / noun Mycology. the membranous envelope that encloses the base of various mushrooms formed when the velum ruptures. Origin of volva 1745–55; <Latin: covering, akin to volvere to roll, wrap OTHER WORDS FROM volva vol·vate [vol-vit, -veyt], /ˈvɒl vɪt, -veɪt/, adjective Words nearby volva voluptuous, volute, volute spring, volutin, volution, volva, volvelle, volvent, volvox, volvulosis, volvulus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for volva Volva, a wrapper or envelope, which in the young stage completely surrounds the plant, same as universal veil. Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.\|George Francis Atkinson Perhaps no part of the plant is more variable than the outer veil or volva. Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.\|George Francis Atkinson The volva is a feature of great importance in the study of the Agaricini, of the subgenera Amanita, Volvaria, etc. Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous\|Thomas Taylor Ring and volva present in some species, ring alone others, both absent in others; gills adnate, adnexed or free. European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae\|George Massee The volva is evanescent in both, leaving traces of its existence in concentric ridges at the base, and part way up the stem. Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous\|Thomas Taylor British Dictionary definitions for volva volva / (ˈvɒlvə) / noun plural -vae (-viː) or -vas botany a cup-shaped structure that sheathes the base of the stalk of certain mushrooms Derived forms of volva volvate (ˈvɒlvɪt, -veɪt), adjective Word Origin for volva C18: from Latin: a covering, from volvere to wrap Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for volva volva [ vŏl′və, vôl′- ] A cuplike structure around the base of the stalk of certain basidiomycete fungi. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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