Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In botany, having, or opening by, three valves.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Consisting of, or having, three valves; opening with three valves.
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Examples
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The big three-valved balloons of the bladdernut can sail either in the air, on the water, or over the frozen snow.
Some Winter Days in Iowa Frederick John Lazell 1905
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"Stamens six, hypogenous! anthers introrse! capsule cartilaginous, loculicidally three-valved, scurfy-leaved epiphytic!"
"Some Say" Neighbours in Cyrus Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards 1896
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