valvŏlae, ārum, f. dim. [valvae] (quasi double-flaps, i. e.),
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).