LO'MENT, noun [Latin lomentum.] An elongated pericarp, which never bursts. It consists, like the legume, of two valves, with the seeds attached to the under suture, but is divided into small cells, each containing a single seed.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.