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quadrivalve
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quadrivalve, a. [Quadri- + valve: cf. F. quadrivalve.].
Dehiscent into four similar parts; four-valved; as, a quadrivalve pericarp. [1913 Webster]
quadrivalve, n.
A door, shutter, or the like, having four folds. [1913 Webster]
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