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(noun) a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking |
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Synonyms: soft palate |
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Related Words: flap |
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(noun) 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 |
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Synonyms: universal veil |
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Related Words: plant part |
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(noun) 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 |
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Synonyms: partial veil |
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Related Words: cortina, plant part |
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