cortina

[ kawr-tahy-nuh, -tee-nuh ]

/ kɔrˈtaɪ nə, -ˈti nə /

noun, plural cor·ti·nae [kawr-tahy-nee, -tee-nahy]. /kɔrˈtaɪ ni, -ˈti naɪ/. Mycology.

a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.

Origin of cortina

1825–35; <New Latin; Late Latin cortīnacurtain

Words nearby cortina

corticotrophin, corticotropin, corticotropin releasing factor, corticotropin-releasing hormone, cortin, cortina, Corti's arch, Corti's canal, Corti's cell, Corti's ganglion, Corti's membrane

Example sentences from the Web for cortina

Antelao and Tofana, guarding the vale above Cortina, show faint streaks of snow upon their amethyst.
New Italian sketches|John Addington Symonds
Cortinarius is from cortina, a curtain, alluding to a cobwebby veil seen only in the comparatively young plants.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard
This membrane, called the cortina, has given its name to a numerous and important class of mushrooms (the Cortinarias).
Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous|Thomas Taylor
The cephalic horn and the three divergent wings are shorter, and at the distal end not so much thickened as in Theopera cortina.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel

The art schools of Cortina are famous for their beautiful work in gold and silver filigree, and wood-inlaying.
Little Rivers|Henry van Dyke

单词	cortina
释义	cortina [ kawr-tahy-nuh, -tee-nuh ] / kɔrˈtaɪ nə, -ˈti nə / noun, plural cor·ti·nae [kawr-tahy-nee, -tee-nahy]. /kɔrˈtaɪ ni, -ˈti naɪ/. Mycology. a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk. Origin of cortina 1825–35; <New Latin; Late Latin cortīnacurtain Words nearby cortina corticotrophin, corticotropin, corticotropin releasing factor, corticotropin-releasing hormone, cortin, cortina, Corti's arch, Corti's canal, Corti's cell, Corti's ganglion, Corti's membrane Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cortina Antelao and Tofana, guarding the vale above Cortina, show faint streaks of snow upon their amethyst. New Italian sketches\|John Addington Symonds Cortinarius is from cortina, a curtain, alluding to a cobwebby veil seen only in the comparatively young plants. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise\|M. E. Hard This membrane, called the cortina, has given its name to a numerous and important class of mushrooms (the Cortinarias). Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous\|Thomas Taylor The cephalic horn and the three divergent wings are shorter, and at the distal end not so much thickened as in Theopera cortina. Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index\|Ernst Haeckel The art schools of Cortina are famous for their beautiful work in gold and silver filigree, and wood-inlaying. Little Rivers\|Henry van Dyke
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