val·vate (v l v t )adj. 1. Having valvelike parts. 2. Botany a. Meeting at the edges without overlapping, as some petals do. b. Opening by valves, as the capsule of a lily or iris. |
valvate [ˈvælveɪt]
adj
1. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) furnished with a valve or valves
2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) functioning as or resembling a valve
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany
a. having or taking place by means of valves valvate dehiscence
b. (of petals or sepals in the bud) having the margins touching but not overlapping
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