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noun

valvŏlae

gen. valvŏlārum · gender feminine
dim. id. (quasi double-flaps, i. e.)
the pod; shell; pericarp •
the pod, shell, pericarp, valvules of leguminous plants: fabarum, Col. 2, 17, 7: lentis, id. 6, 10, 1; 6, 4, 3; 7, 4, 2 (ap. Fest. p. 375 Müll. masc. valvoli).
Perseus ID: n50151 Key: valvolae