Definition:
- (a.) Resembling, or serving as, a valve; consisting of, or opening by, a valve or valves; valvular.
- (a.) Meeting at the edges without overlapping; -- said of the sepals or the petals of flowers in aestivation, and of leaves in vernation.
- (a.) Opening as if by doors or valves, as most kinds of capsules and some anthers.
Compare valvate with other words:
valvate vs. valve
reduplicate vs. valvate