noun
- plural of regma; dry fruits that split into one-seeded segments
Usage: botanical; technical
Examples
- The botanist examined the regmata under a microscope.
- Geranium plants produce regmata as their fruit type.
- The regmata split into separate carpels when mature.
- Students learned to identify regmata in their plant taxonomy class.
- The herbarium specimen showed well-preserved regmata.