loment

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. seedpods that are constricted between the seeds and that break apart when mature into single-seeded segments
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Loment \Lo"ment\, n. [L. lomentum a mixture of bean meal and rice, used as a cosmetic wash, bean meal, fr. lavare, lotum, to wash.] (Bot.) An elongated pod, consisting, like the legume, of two valves, but divided transversely into small cells, each containing a single seed. [1913 Webster]
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