valvule

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

valvule
    n 1: a small valve [syn: {valvule}, {valvelet}, {valvula}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Valvule \Valv"ule\, n. [Cf. F. valvule.]
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   1. A little valve; a valvelet.
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   2. (Zool.) A small valvelike process.
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