volva

2 definitions found

volva - 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]

volva - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

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