valvulen.
/ˈvalvjuːl/, U.S. /ˈvælvˌjul/ A small valve, in various senses.
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the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > specific areas or structures > [noun] > closure
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the world > life > the body > vascular system > blood vessel > [noun] > valve of > small
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > seed > seed-vessel or pericarp > [noun] > division or section of
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1755 in S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang.
1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. i. vi. 13 The Inclosure of the Capsule, which surrounds..the Fruit externally, is called a Valvule.
1831 T. Hope Ess. Origin Man II. 62 Their weight, pressing backwards on the parietes of the vessels, scoops these out at certain distances into bags or valvules.
1870 tr. F. A. Pouchet Universe 126 In the interior of this lengthened heart larger valvules..are folded back against the wall to let the blood pass forward.
1879 Trans. Linn. Soc. 2 i. 31 The edge..is not straight, but cut into a series of minute valvules, the crescentic or respiratory leaves.
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