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‖ ceratium Bot.|sɪˈreɪʃ(ɪ)əm| [L. ceratium = siliqua, a. Gr. κεράτιον carob-bean, lit. little horn, dim. of κέρας horn: the application is modern.] A long slender one-celled many-seeded superior fruit, shaped like a siliqua, but having placentæ alternate with the lobes of the stigma.
1880Gray Bot. Text-bk. 402 Ceratium, a siliquiform capsule, such as that of Corydalis, Cleome, etc. |