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loment
[ loh-ment ]
noun
Botany.
- a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one-seeded indehiscent joints.
loment
/ ləʊˈmɛntəm; ˌləʊmənˈteɪʃəs; ˈləʊmɛnt /
noun
- the pod of certain leguminous plants, constricted between each seed and breaking into one-seeded portions when ripe
loment
/ ō′ĕԳ′ /
- An indehiscent legume (a seed pod that does not split open) that is divided into separate seed-bearing segments, giving it a jointed appearance. The segments break off one by one at maturity. It is the characteristic fruit of many leguminous plants, such as the tick trefoil and the crown vetch.
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Derived Forms
- lomentaceous, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms
- mԳ· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of loment1
C19: from Latin lomentum bean meal
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Loment, a pod which separates transversely into joints, 122.
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Lomentaceous, pertaining to or resembling a loment.
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A Loment is a legume which is constricted between the seeds, and at length breaks up crosswise into distinct joints, as in Fig.
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