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noun
A thin layer of tissue which completely surrounds a developing mushroom.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, mycology, natural-sciences
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noun
membrane initially completely investing the young sporophore of various mushrooms that is ruptured by growth; represented in the mature mushroom by a volva around lower part of stem and scales on upper surface of the cap
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: veil, velum
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