Cortina

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  cortina \cor*ti"na\ (k[^o]r*t[imac]"n[.a] or
     k[^o]r*t[=e]"n[.a]), n.; pl. {cortinae} (k[^o]r*t[=e]"n[=e]).
     (Biology)
     a cobwebby remnant of the partial veil which in some mature
     mushrooms hang from the edges of the cap.
     [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cortina
       n : a cobwebby partial veil consisting of silky fibrils
       [also: {cortinae} (pl)]