quadrivalve

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noun

A door, shutter, etc. with four folds.

“a quadrivalve pericarp”

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Meanings

nounquadrivalve (plural quadrivalves)

plural quadrivalves

  1. architectureA door, shutter, etc. with four folds.
adjectivequadrivalve (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologydehiscent into four similar parts; four-valved

    a quadrivalve pericarp

Origin

From quadri- + valve.

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APA

quadrivalve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadrivalve

MLA

“quadrivalve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadrivalve. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quadrivalve,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadrivalve.

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