A loment (or lomentum) is a type of dehiscent[1] legume fruit that breaks apart at constrictions occurring between segments, so that each segment contains only one seed.[2] It is a type of schizocarp.[1]
Tick trefoil (Desmodium) and sweet vetch (Hedysarum) are two genera that exhibit this fruit type, which is found particularly in the tribe Hedysareae of the family Fabaceae.
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𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐈𝐭 𝐈𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐧𝐞'𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐋𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
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