Meanings
nounregma (plural regmata)
plural regmata
- biologyA kind of dry fruit, consisting of three or more cells, each of which eventually breaks open at the inner angle.
A red dye is obtained from the regmata of Mallotus philippinensis, and Chrozophora tinctoria yields purple and blue dyes.
1988, The Marshall Cavendish illustrated encyclopedia of plants and earth sciences, Marshall Cavendish Corporation
Origin
- Ancient Greekῥῆγμα“breaking, fracture”
- Englishregma
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥῆγμα (rhêgma, “breaking, fracture”). Doublet of rhegma.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “regma,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regma.
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