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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 universal veil
      n : 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
          [syn: velum]