cortina
cortina noun: a cobweb-like annulus on certain types of mushroom.
Noun (1)
cortina (plural cortinas)
- A cobweb-like annulus on certain types of mushroom.
- /Telamonia morphologically circumscribes a homogenous group of Cortinarii. Hygrophanous pilei, the lack of viscid or gelatinous veils and well-developed cortinas characterize most species.2004, Ursula Peintner, Jean-Marc Moncalvo, Rytas Vilgalys, “Toward a better understanding of the infrageneric relationships in Cortinarius (Agaricales, Basidiomycota)”, in Mycologia, volume 96...
Noun (2) capitalized: Cortina
Cortina (plural Cortinas)
- A British family car from around the 1960s to 1970s
Proper noun capitalized: Cortina
Cortina
- Ellipsis of Cortina d'Ampezzo: a resort town and municipality of the province of Belluno, Veneto region, Italy.
- Ellipsis of Cortina Olympics: The 1956 Winter Olympics, in the host city of Cortina d'Ampezzo
Forms of cortina
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| plural | Cortinas |
Origin of cortina
Borrowed from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”). Doublet of curtain.
From Italian. The car was named after the Italian ski resort.
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Questions about cortina
- What does cortina mean?
- Cortina means a cobweb-like annulus on certain types of mushroom.
- What part of speech is cortina?
- Cortina can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of cortina?
- The plural of cortina is cortinas.
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