ˈcarceruleBot.|ˈkɑːsər(j)uːl| [ad.mod.L. carcerulus, dim. of carcer prison, taken as = cell.] (See quot.) 1870Bentley Bot. 309 The Carcerule is a superior, many-celled fruit, each cell being dry, indehiscent, and one or few-seeded.1875Bennett & Dyer tr.Sachs' Bot. ii. v. 537.