volva

American  

[vol-vuh] / ˈvɒl və /

noun

Mycology.

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

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volva British  

/ ˈvɒlvə, ˈvɒlvɪt, -veɪt /

noun

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

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volva Scientific  

/ vŏl′və,vôl′- /

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

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Other Word Forms

• volvate adjective

Etymology

Origin of volva

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

Example Sentences

Fungi with red caps or stems; mushrooms with white gills, skirts or rings on their stems; and any ’shrooms with a bulbous sack or volva are all worth avoiding.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2023

C, Longitudinal section of mature plant. p, The pileus. g, The gills. a, The annulus, or remnant of velum partiale, v, Remains of volva or velum universale. s, The stalk.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

Differs from C. Hendersonii in distinct volva and subglobose sp.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

Differs from C. oblectus in very rudimentary volva, and generally smaller size. roseotinctus, Rea.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

P. exp. rosy, with rosy mealy warts or naked, flesh rosy; g. crowded, adnexed, white; s. cylindrical, somewhat bulbous, with rufous squamules below ring, volva obsolete; sp. 8-9 � 5-6.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George