ˈlōˌment noun
also lo·men·tum lōˈmentəm
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin lomentum, from Latin, cosmetic wash made from bean meal, from lotus (past participle of lavare to wash) + -mentum -ment — more at lye
: a dry indehiscent one-celled fruit (as of the tick trefoil) that is produced from a single superior ovary and breaks transversely into numerous segments at maturity — see fruit illustration