valvate

[ val-veyt ]
/ ˈvæl veɪt /

adjective

furnished with or opening by a valve or valves.
serving as or resembling a valve.
Botany.
  1. opening by valves, as certain capsules and anthers.
  2. meeting without overlapping, as the parts of certain buds.
  3. 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, valve gear, valve lifter, valve spring, valve stem

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British Dictionary definitions for valvate

valvate
/ (ˈvælveɪt) /

adjective

furnished with a valve or valves
functioning as or resembling a valve
botany
  1. having or taking place by means of valvesvalvate dehiscence
  2. (of petals or sepals in the bud) having the margins touching but not overlapping

Medical definitions for valvate

valvate
[ văl′vāt′ ]

adj.

Having valves or valvelike parts.