Volvaria

noun

Vol·​var·​ia

välˈva(a)rēə

: a genus of agarics having pink spores and a distinct volva and including a fungus (Volvaria bombycina) that is parasitic on various trees

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from volva + -aria

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