Definitions for universal veil
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Princeton's WordNet
universal veil(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
Wiktionary
universal veil(Noun)
A thin layer of tissue which completely surrounds a developing mushroom.
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