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Meaning of VOLVA

Pronunciation:  'vâlvu

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  cuplike structure around the base of the stalk of certain fungi
 

VOLVA is a 5 letter word that starts with V.

 

 See Also: fungus, plant part

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Vol"va\, n. [L. volva, vulva, covering.] (Bot.)
A saclike envelope of certain fungi, which bursts open as the
plant develops.

 

 

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