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REPLUM
Etymology
Noun
replum (plural replums or repla)
(botany) The framework of some pods, such as the cress, which remains after the valves drop off.
Anagrams
• Lumper, Plumer, Rumple, lumper, rumple
Source: Wiktionary
Re"plum (r"plm), n. Etym: [L., doorcase.] (Bot.)
Definition: The framework of some pods, as the cress, which remains after the valves drop off. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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