† polycoccousadj. [ < poly-comb. form + ancient Greek κόκκος berry (see coccusn.) + -oussuffix; compare earlier multicoccousadj. at multi-comb. form 1a] BotanyObsoleterare (of a dry fruit) composed of several cocci (carpels).Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1890 Cent. Dict. XVI. 4601/2Polycoccous, having several cocci: said of a dry pericarp whose lobes separate at maturity.