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▪ I. camara1 Bot.|ˈkæmərə| [a. Gr. καµάρα (see camera); cf. F. camare (in sense a).] a. A membranous fruit composed of two united valves and enclosing one or many seeds attached to the internal angle (Littré, and Syd. Soc. Lex.). b. One of the cells of a fruit. c. A carpel (Treas. Bot. 1866).
1880Gray Bot. Text-bk. 400 Camara and its diminutive Camerula (chamber) are sometimes used for the cells of a fruit. ▪ II. ‖ camara2|ˈkæmərə| [Native name in Guiana.] ‘A hard durable timber obtained from Dipteryx odorata’ (family Leguminosæ). Treas. Bot. 1866. |