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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

cortina - a cobwebby partial veil consisting of silky fibrils

velum, veil - a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms

annulus, skirt - (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar

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is a genus of agaricoid, mushroom-forming fungi, which are characterized by the presence of partial veil usually forming an annulus or leaving remnants at the pileus margin, adnate to adnexed lamellae and well-developed rhizomorphs on stipe base, which are densely covered by spiniform crystals called acanthocytes, the latter considered a diagnostic feature of the genus (Farr, 1980; Cortez & Silveira, 2008).

Stropharia coelhoi (Basidiomycota): nueva especie de Brasil

The comments attracted criticism from Shadow Justice Minister Jo Stevens who described the plan for a partial veil ban as "illiberal".

Backlash by leaders over plans for English testing and veil bans

It said that according to the Luxembourg Shoura, a federation of Islamic faith communities, 16 women in Luxembourg currently wear the niqab, a partial veil, and it is thought that no-one wears the full body and face covering known as the burka.

No ban on Niqab in Luxembourg

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