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valvate
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valvate, a. [L. valvatus having folding doors.].
- Resembling, or serving as, a valve; consisting of, or opening by, a valve or valves; valvular. [1913 Webster]
- Meeting at the edges without overlapping; -- said of the sepals or the petals of flowers in æstivation, and of leaves in vernation. [1913 Webster]
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