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volva
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun volva has 1 sense
- volva(n = noun.plant) - cuplike structure around the base of the stalk of certain fungi; is a part of fungus
is a kind of plant part, plant structure
CIDE DICTIONARY
volva, n. [L. volva, vulva, covering.].
A saclike envelope of certain fungi, which bursts open as the plant develops. [1913 Webster]
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