Quin'que-välve or Quin'que-välv'ā-lar, a.
a. [Lat. quinque, five, and valva, the leaf, fold, or valve of a door; Fr. quinquévalve. See VALVE.] (Bot.) Having five valves, as a pericarp.
a. [Lat. quinque, five, and valva, the leaf, fold, or valve of a door; Fr. quinquévalve. See VALVE.] (Bot.) Having five valves, as a pericarp.