regma

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8
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10
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5

Definition of regma

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A kind of dry fruit, consisting of three or more cells, each of which eventually breaks open at the inner angle.
    “A red dye is obtained from the regmata of Mallotus philippinensis, and Chrozophora tinctoria yields purple and blue dyes.”

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥῆγμα (rhêgma, “breaking, fracture”). Doublet of rhegma.

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