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volva [′väl·və] (mycology) A cuplike membrane surrounding the base of the stipe in certain gill fungi. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| On a purely semantic level, vulva, which Varro derives from volvere, "to twist and turn around," harbors the phenomenological characteristics of the maze, its twists and turns, and also the edifice's enveloping and concealing function, since the primary (botanical) acceptance of volva in Latin is a "wrapper" or "integument. |
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