Term: universal veil: 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
Broader: veil: a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms | Unrelated: north korean monetary unit: monetary unit in North Korea
Broader: veil: a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms | Unrelated: whistle-stop tour: a tour by a candidate as part of a political campaign in which a series of small towns are visited
Broader: veil: a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms | Unrelated: deprecation: the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)
Broader: veil: a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms | Unrelated: assumption: (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended
Broader: veil: a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms | Unrelated: case: the quantity contained in a case
Broader: veil: a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms | Unrelated: game misconduct: (ice hockey) a penalty that suspends a player for the remainder of a game (but allows the team to send in a substitute for the suspended player)
Broader: veil: a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms | Unrelated: conditioned avoidance: a conditioned response that anticipates the occurrence of an aversive stimulus
Broader: veil: a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms | Unrelated: white alder: tree of western United States
Broader: veil: a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms | Unrelated: groschen: 100 groschen equal 1 schilling in Austria
Broader: veil: a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms | Unrelated: odist: a poet who writes odes