| NOUN | plant | partial veil | membrane of the young / young sporophore of various mushrooms extending from the margin of the cap to the stem and is ruptured by growth |
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| Meaning | membrane of the young / young sporophore of various mushrooms extending from the margin of the cap to the stem and is ruptured by growth; represented in mature mushroom by an annulus around the stem and sometimes a cortina on the margin of the cap. | |
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| Parts | annulus, skirt | (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar |
| Narrower | cortina | A cobwebby partial veil consisting of silky fibrils |
| Broader | veil, velum | A membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms |
| Spanish | velo parcial | |
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