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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Univalve

· U·ni·valve · IPA
01 n. A shell consisting of one valve only; a mollusk whose shell is composed of a single piece, as the snails and conchs.
  1. 1.
    A shell consisting of one valve only; a mollusk whose shell is composed of a single piece, as the snails and conchs.(Zool.)
02 a. Having one valve; as, a univalve shell or pericarp.
  1. 1.
    Having one valve; as, a univalve shell or pericarp.(Bot. & Zool.)