loment (redirected from lomentum)

lo·ment  (lmnt)

n.

An indehiscent legume, as of the tick trefoil, usually constricted between the seeds and separating at maturity into one-seeded segments.

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[Latin lmentum, skin conditioner made of bean meal, from lavere, to wash; see leu()- in Indo-European roots.]

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loment [ˈləʊmɛnt], lomentum [ləʊˈmɛntəm]

n pl -ments, -menta [-ˈmɛntə]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the pod of certain leguminous plants, constricted between each seed and breaking into one-seeded portions when ripe

[from Latin lomentum bean meal]

lomentaceous  [ˌləʊmənˈteɪʃəs] adj

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loment  (lmnt)

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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Noun

1.

loment - seedpods that are constricted between the seeds and that break apart when mature into single-seeded segments seedpod, pod - a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant