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volva

/vol-vuh/US // ˈvɒl və //UK // (ˈvɒlvə) //

挥霍无度,挥发,挥杆,挥霍

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Mycology.

    • : the membranous envelope that encloses the base of various mushrooms formed when the velum ruptures.

Examples

  • There is no volva, but there is a ring which is sometimes persistent, friable, and fugacious.

  • There are also variations in the way in which the volva is ruptured, as well as in the character of the stem.

  • The veil is universal, forming a perfect volva, distinct from the cuticle of the pileus.

  • The volva is quite thick and frequently the plant, when in the egg state, has the appearance of a phalloid.

  • The stem is white, smooth, volva split to the base into four nearly equal segments.