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PLURILOCULAR
Etymology
Adjective
plurilocular (not comparable)
multilocular
The lemon and the orange are plurilocular fruits, having several divisions containing seeds.
Source: Wiktionary
Plu`ri*loc"u*lar, a. Etym: [Pluri- + locular.]
Definition: Having several cells or loculi; specifically (Bot.),
Definition: having several divisions containing seeds; as, the lemon and the orange are plurilocular fruits. Plurilocular sporangia (Bot.), many-celled sporangia, each cell containing a single spore, as in many algæ.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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