
1) Having flow controls
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of sepals and petals in bud, which meet edge to edge but do not overlap.
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meeting without overlapping, usually referring to sepals or petals in bud. cf. imbricate
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having valves, or the petals and sepals being arranged so that they are up against the next without overlapping
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• (a.) Resembling, or serving as, a valve; consisting of, or opening by, a valve or valves; valvular. • (a.) Opening as if by doors or valves, as most kinds of capsules and some anthers. • (a.) Meeting at the edges without overlapping; -- said of the sepals or the petals of flowers in aestivation, and of leaves in vernation.Valvate: ...
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opening by valves or provided with valves
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Describes sepals or petals in a bud which meet edge to edge, but don't overlap. ... Compare: imbricate. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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opening by valves or provided with valves
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Placed edge to edge.
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Valv'ate adjective [ Latin
valvatus having folding doors.]
1. Resembling, or serving as, a valve; consisting of, or opening by, a valve or valves; valvular.
2. (Botany) (a) Meeting at the edges without overlapping; -- said of the sepals or the petals of flowers in ...
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Opening by valves or pertaining to valves; meeting by the edges without overlapping, as leaves or petals in the bud.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: val′vāt Definitions: 1. Relating to or provided with a valve. Synonyms: valvular
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having valves, or the petals and sepals being arranged so that they are up against the next without overlapping
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