n.
Pronunciation: ' l ō - ˌ ment, -m ə nt
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin lomentum, from Latin, wash made from bean meal, from lavere to wash ― more at LYE
Date: circa 1830
: a dry indehiscent fruit (as of tick trefoil) that is a modified legume having constrictions between the seeds and that breaks into one-seeded segments at maturity