loment Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun seedpods that are constricted between the seeds and that break apart when mature into single-seeded segments

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.