diplotegian.
/dɪpləʊˈtiːdʒɪə/ Botany.
A dry dehiscent fruit with an adnate calyx.
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1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. i. iv. 322 Diplotegia..is the only kind of inferior fruit which presents a dry dehiscent pericarp.
1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Diplotegia, an inferior capsule.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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