noun
- Plural of lomentum; a type of legume fruit (pod) that is constricted between seeds and breaks into single-seeded segments at maturity.
Usage: botanical term; also called a loment
Examples
- The lomentums of certain legume species break apart naturally when ripe.
- Botanists study lomentums to understand seed dispersal mechanisms in plants.
- Some wild peas produce lomentums that fragment into individual seed compartments.