The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
loment — [lō′ment΄] n. [ModL < L lomentum, bean meal < pp. of lavare, to wash (see LAVE1): Roman women used it in a cosmetic wash] a legume fruit that separates at its constrictions into one seeded segments when ripe … English World dictionary
Loment — A loment is a type of modified legume that breaks apart at constrictions occurring between the segments of the seeds. Being a legume, it is dry at maturity and is dehiscent, meaning that it will split open at maturity.Tick trefoil ( Desmodium )… … Wikipedia
loment — lomentlike, adj. /loh ment/, n. Bot. a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one seeded indehiscent joints. [1375 1425; late ME lomente < L lomentum bean meal, face cream made of loment, equiv. to … Universalium
loment — 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
loment — noun A type of modified legume that breaks apart at constrictions occurring between the segments of the seeds … Wiktionary
loment — lo|ment Mot Agut Nom masculí … Diccionari Català-Català
loment — [ ləʊmɛnt] (also lomentum lə(ʊ) mɛntəm) noun Botany the pod of some leguminous plants, breaking up when mature into one seeded joints. Origin C19: from L., lit. bean meal (orig. used as a cosmetic) … English new terms dictionary
loment — «um (L). A cosmetic, wash; bean meal … Dictionary of word roots and combining forms
loment — lo·ment … English syllables
loment — lo•ment [[t]ˈloʊ mɛnt[/t]] n. bot a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one seeded indehiscent joints • Etymology: 1810–15; < L lōmentum cleansing cream made of bean meal =lō (see lotion) +… … From formal English to slang
