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Webster 1913 Edition


Volva


Vol′va

,
Noun.
[L.
volva
,
vulva
, covering.]
(Bot.)
A saclike envelope of certain fungi, which bursts open as the plant develops.

Definition 2024


volva

volva

See also: völva, vǫlva, and vølva

English

Amanita caesarea (Caesar's mushroom) with prominent volva

Noun

volva (plural volvas or volvae)

  1. A cup-shaped mass at the base of various fungi.

Etymology 2

Noun

volva (plural volvas)

  1. Alternative form of völva

References


Galician

Verb

volva

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of volver
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of volver

Italian

Verb

volva

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of volvere
  2. second-person singular present subjunctive of volvere
  3. third-person singular present subjunctive of volvere
  4. third-person singular imperative of volvere

Portuguese

Verb

volva

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of volver
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of volver
  3. third-person singular imperative of volver