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vol⋅va

  [vol-vuh]
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–noun Mycology.
the membranous envelope that encloses the base of various mushrooms formed when the velum ruptures.

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

Related forms:
vol⋅vate  [vol-vit, -veyt] , adjective
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vol·va   (vŏl'və, vôl'-)   
n.  A cuplike structure around the base of the stalk of certain fungi.

[Latin, a covering; see wel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
vol'vate' (-vāt') adj.
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volva   (vŏl'və, vôl'-)  Pronunciation Key 
A cuplike structure around the base of the stalk of certain basidiomycete fungi.
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