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‖ regma Bot.|ˈrɛgmə|
Pl. ˈregmata.
[a. Gr. ῥῆγµα a break or fracture.]
In Mirbel's classification, a dry fruit formed of three or more cells which break open when ripe.
1839Lindley Introd. Bot. (ed. 3) i. ii. 237 Regma. Three or more celled, few-seeded,..dry, the cells bursting from the axis with elasticity into two valves. Ibid., Such regmata are drupaceous. 1861Bentley Man. Bot. 319 When a capsule consists of three or more cells, which separate from the axis, and burst with elasticity,..it has been termed a Regma. |