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Webster 1913 Edition


Regma

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Reg′ma

(r?g′m?)
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Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], -[GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], fracture, fr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] to break.]
(Bot.)
A kind of dry fruit, consisting of three or more cells, each which at length breaks open at the inner angle.