cortina
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cortina
(kɔːˈtiːnə)n
the weblike part of certain mushrooms, which hangs from the edge of the pileus and consists of silky fibrils
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Noun | 1. | cortina - a cobwebby partial veil consisting of silky fibrils partial veil - 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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