Defn: Having a valve or valve; valvate.
VALVELET
Valve"let, n.
Defn: A little valve; a valvule; especially, one of the pieces which compose the outer covering of a pericarp.
VALVE-SHELL
Valve"-shell`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any fresh-water gastropod of the genus Valvata.
VALVULA Val"vu*la, n.; pl. Valvulæ. Etym: [NL., dim. fr. L. valva fold, valve of a door.] (Anat.)
Defn: A little valve or fold; a valvelet; a valvule.
VALVULAR
Valv"u*lar, a. Etym: [Cf. F. valvulaire.]
1. Of or pertaining to a valve or valves; specifically (Med.), of or pertaining to the valves of the heart; as, valvular disease.
2. Containing valves; serving as a valve; opening by valves; valvate; as, a valvular capsule.