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

Yet did not the volva tell me by the fount when the scin-laeca rose from the grave that jewel of Saxon I must have to complete my knowledge?

From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Madison, Lucy Foster

P. 1-1.5 cm. convex then exp. and umb., disc tinged tawny, rest whitish, striate; g. pale salmon; s. 1.5-2.5 cm. whitish, volva rather large, lobed; sp.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

This warning the poisonous Agaric does not give, but it has the distinguishing feature of a cup or volva at the base of the stern.

From The Century Cook Book by Ronald, Mary