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VOLVA (volvae)
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Irregular inflected form: volvae
Dictionary entry overview: What does volva mean?
• VOLVA (noun)
The noun VOLVA has 1 sense:
1. cuplike structure around the base of the stalk of certain fungi
Familiarity information: VOLVA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cuplike structure around the base of the stalk of certain fungi
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("volva" is a kind of...):
plant part; plant structure (any part of a plant or fungus)
Holonyms ("volva" is a part of...):
fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)
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