loment

noun

lo·​ment ˈlō-ˌment 

-mənt

: 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

Word History

Etymology

New Latin lomentum, from Latin, wash made from bean meal, from lavere to wash — more at lye

First Known Use

circa 1830, in the meaning defined above