‖ ceratium Bot.
(sɪˈreɪʃ(ɪ)əm)
[L. ceratium = siliqua, a. Gr. κεράτιον carob-bean, lit. little horn, dim. of κέρας horn: the application is modern.]
A long slender one-celled many-seeded superior fruit, shaped like a siliqua, but having placentæ alternate with the lobes of the stigma.
| 1880 Gray Bot. Text-bk. 402 Ceratium, a siliquiform capsule, such as that of Corydalis, Cleome, etc. |