loment
Also known as lomentum
250px|thumb|Loments of Hedysarum hedysaroides A loment (or lomentum) is a part of certain legume plants. It is a type of dehiscent fruit that breaks apart at the constrictions occurring between segments, so that each segment contains only one seed. It is a type of schizocarp.
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250px|thumb|Loments of Hedysarum hedysaroides A loment (or lomentum) is a part of certain legume plants. It is a type of dehiscent fruit that breaks apart at the constrictions occurring between segments, so that each segment contains only one seed. It is a type of schizocarp.
Tick trefoil (Desmodium) and sweet vetch (Hedysarum) are two genera that exhibit this fruit type, which is found particularly in the tribe Hedysareae of the family Fabaceae.