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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