Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quinquevalve

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: quin-que-valve
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having five valves.

Example Sentences

"Sundew. Calyx quinquefid, five stamina, five styles, capsule unilocular, quinquevalve at the top, polyspermous."
"The quinquevalve shell with its inhabitant, hangs by a fleshy gut-like tube […]"

Etymology

From quinque- + valve.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: quinque

Synonyms

quinquevalvular

Questions

What does quinquevalve mean?: Having five valves.
Where does quinquevalve come from?: From quinque- + valve.

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