Quinquevalve
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Quinquevalve is an adjective meaning (botany, biology) Having five valves.
Meaning
(botany, biology) Having five valves.
Example Sentences
The quinquevalve shell with its inhabitant, hangs by a fleshy gut-like tube […]
Sundew. Calyx quinquefid, five stamina, five styles, capsule unilocular, quinquevalve at the top, polyspermous.
Synonyms for quinquevalve
Depending on context, synonyms include quinquevalvular.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include quinquevalvular, quinquefoliolate, quinquecostate, quinquefoliated, quinquefoliate, quadrivalve.
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