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 Definition: [n]  membrane of the 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
 
 Synonyms: velum
 
 See Also: annulus, cortina, plant part

 

 

 

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