valvate

[ val-veyt ]

/ ˈvæl veɪt /

adjective

furnished with or opening by a valve or valves.

serving as or resembling a valve.

Botany.

opening by valves, as certain capsules and anthers.
meeting without overlapping, as the parts of certain buds.
composed of or characterized by such parts.

Origin of valvate

First recorded in 1820–30, valvate is from the Latin word valvātus with folding doors. See valve, -ate¹

Words nearby valvate

valuer, Valuer General, valuta, valval, valvar, valvate, valve, valved, valve gear, valve-in-head engine, valvelet

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Example sentences from the Web for valvate

Corolla short, in our species wheel-shaped; the limb 4-parted, valvate in the bud.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
To Santalaceæ they approach in processes, valvate corolla, and placentation, also to Loranthaceæ.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith
Petals either imbricated in the bud or valvate with the point inflexed.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Cones globular, with peltate, valvate scales, firmly closed till ripe; the scales thick and pointed at the center.
Trees of the Northern United States|Austin C. Apgar

Corolla 4-parted, rarely 3-parted, wheel-shaped, valvate in the bud.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for valvate

valvate

/ (ˈvælveɪt) /

adjective

furnished with a valve or valves

functioning as or resembling a valve

botany

having or taking place by means of valvesvalvate dehiscence
(of petals or sepals in the bud) having the margins touching but not overlapping

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Medical definitions for valvate

valvate

[ văl′vāt′ ]

adj.

Having valves or valvelike parts.

单词	valvate
释义	valvate [ val-veyt ] / ˈvæl veɪt / adjective furnished with or opening by a valve or valves. serving as or resembling a valve. Botany. opening by valves, as certain capsules and anthers. meeting without overlapping, as the parts of certain buds. composed of or characterized by such parts. Origin of valvate First recorded in 1820–30, valvate is from the Latin word valvātus with folding doors. See valve, -ate¹ Words nearby valvate valuer, Valuer General, valuta, valval, valvar, valvate, valve, valved, valve gear, valve-in-head engine, valvelet Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for valvate Corolla short, in our species wheel-shaped; the limb 4-parted, valvate in the bud. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray To Santalaceæ they approach in processes, valvate corolla, and placentation, also to Loranthaceæ. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The\|William Griffith Petals either imbricated in the bud or valvate with the point inflexed. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray Cones globular, with peltate, valvate scales, firmly closed till ripe; the scales thick and pointed at the center. Trees of the Northern United States\|Austin C. Apgar Corolla 4-parted, rarely 3-parted, wheel-shaped, valvate in the bud. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray British Dictionary definitions for valvate valvate / (ˈvælveɪt) / adjective furnished with a valve or valves functioning as or resembling a valve botany having or taking place by means of valvesvalvate dehiscence (of petals or sepals in the bud) having the margins touching but not overlapping Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for valvate valvate [ văl′vāt′ ] adj. Having valves or valvelike parts. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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