universal veil
universal veil · universal veils
A thin layer of tissue which completely surrounds a developing mushroomA thin layer of tissue which completely surrounds a developing mushroom.
Meaning
1 sensesA thin layer of tissue which completely surrounds a developing mushroom.
More definitions
- membrane initially completely investing the young sporophore of various mushrooms that is ruptured by growth; represented in the mature mushroom by a volva around lower part of stem and scales on upper surface of the cap
Forms
plural: universal veils| Singular | universal veil |
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