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cortina
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cor`ti´na    (kôr`tī´nå or kôr`tē´nå)
n.1.(Biology) a cobwebby remnant of the partial veil which in some mature mushrooms hang from the edges of the cap.
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Noun1.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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