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partial veil

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A veil which covers the mushroom gills from the edge of the cap to the stem.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, mycology, natural-sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

membrane of the young sporophore of various mushrooms extending from the margin of the cap to the stem and is ruptured by growth; represented in mature mushroom by an annulus around the stem and sometimes a cortina on the margin of the cap

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: veil, velum

Narrower terms: cortina

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