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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