Meanings
adjectivequinquevalve (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyHaving five valves.
The quinquevalve shell with its inhabitant, hangs by a fleshy gut-like tube […]
1825, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, Richard Thomas Gore, A manual of the elements of natural history, page 2521 more example
Sundew. Calyx quinquefid, five stamina, five styles, capsule unilocular, quinquevalve at the top, polyspermous.
1777, Stephen Robson, The British flora, page 105Synonyms: quinquevalvular
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving five valves.
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