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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. cuplike structure around the base of the stalk of certain fungi; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

volva
    n 1: cuplike structure around the base of the stalk of certain
         fungi