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volva

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
vol-va
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cup-shaped mass at the base of various fungi.

noun

The membranous covering which completely encloses many fungi in the early stage of growth.

noun

Alternative form of völva.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin volva.

Inflected Forms

volvas (plural) volvae (plural)

Derived Forms

volval volvate

Questions

What does volva mean?
A cup-shaped mass at the base of various fungi.
Where does volva come from?
Borrowed from Latin volva.

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