Valvelet

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Valvelet \Valve"let\, n.
     A little valve; a valvule; especially, one of the pieces
     which compose the outer covering of a pericarp.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  valvelet
       n : a small valve (or valve-like structure) [syn: {valvule}, {valvula}]