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loment
lo·ment L0236600 (lō′mĕnt′)n. A dry fruit of certain leguminous plants, such as the tick trefoil, having constrictions between the seeds and separating at maturity into one-seeded segments.
[Latin lōmentum, skin conditioner made of bean meal, from lavere, to wash; see leu(ə)- in Indo-European roots.]loment (ˈləʊmɛnt) or lomentumn, pl -ments or -menta (-ˈmɛntə) (Botany) the pod of certain leguminous plants, constricted between each seed and breaking into one-seeded portions when ripe[C19: from Latin lomentum bean meal] lomentaceous adjlo•ment (ˈloʊ mɛnt)
n. a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one-seeded indehiscent joints. [1810–15; < Latin lōmentum cleansing cream made of bean meal =lō- (see lotion) + -mentum -ment] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  loment - seedpods that are constricted between the seeds and that break apart when mature into single-seeded segmentsseedpod, pod - a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant |
loment
loment[′lō‚ment] (botany) A dry, indehiscent single-celled fruit that is formed from a single superior ovary; splits transversely in numerous segments at maturity. loment
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