VOLVAE

VOLVA

volva

(noun) cuplike structure around the base of the stalk of certain fungi

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

volvae

plural of volva

Source: Wiktionary


VOLVA

Vol"va, n. Etym: [L. volva, vulva, covering.] (Bot.)

Definition: A saclike envelope of certain fungi, which bursts open as the plant develops.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

27 April 2024

GREAT

(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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