volvaria

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. [Fries, 1821.] A genus of central-stiped, rosy-spored agarics having the pileus at first inclosed in a membranous veil which ruptures and remains as a volva at the base of the stem. Over 30 species have been described. V. volvacea, having an ash-colored pileus streaked with black fibrils, is found in Europe, Ceylon, and North America.
2. n. A genus of tectibranchiate gastropods, of the family Actæonidæ, represented by extinct Tertiary shells, as V. bulloϊdes: formerly including certain smooth shells of the family Marginellidæ. See cut under volutite.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. agarics having pink spores and a distinct volva