English Explanatory Dictionary

volva

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cup-shaped mass at the base of various fungi.
  2. The membranous covering which completely encloses many fungi in the early stage of growth.
noun
  1. Alternative form of völva.

Word forms

volva volvas volvae

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin volva.

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