ˈcarcerule Bot.
(ˈkɑːsər(j)uːl)
[ad. mod.L. carcerulus, dim. of carcer prison, taken as = cell.]
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1870 Bentley Bot. 309 The Carcerule is a superior, many-celled fruit, each cell being dry, indehiscent, and one or few-seeded. 1875 Bennett & Dyer tr. Sachs' Bot. ii. v. 537. |