OriginBorrowed from Latin volva.
- A cup-shaped mass at the base of various fungi.
“The genus Amanita has both a volva and a veil; the spores are white, and the stem is easily separable from the cap.”
- The membranous covering which completely encloses many fungi in the early stage of growth.
Formsvolvas(plural) · volvae(plural)
Source: Wiktionary