- •regma
- , -to (G). A break, tear
Dictionary of word roots and combining forms . Donald J. Borror. 2013.
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Regma — Reg ma (r?g m?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ????, ???, fracture, fr. ?????? to break.] (Bot.) A kind of dry fruit, consisting of three or more cells, each which at length breaks open at the inner angle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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regma — /reg meuh/, n., pl. regmata / meuh teuh/. Bot. a dry fruit consisting of three or more carpels that separate from the axis at maturity. [1830 40; < NL < Gk rhêgma fracture, break, equiv. to rheg(nýnai) to break, shatter + ma n. suffix of result]… … Universalium
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regma — /ˈrɛgmə/ (say regmuh) noun (plural regmata /ˈrɛgmətə/ (say regmuhtuh)) a dry fruit consisting of three or more carpels which separate from the axis at maturity. {New Latin, from Greek rhegma rupture} …
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