nucamentaceous

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nucamentaceous - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Nucamentaceous \Nu`ca*men*ta"ceous\, a. [See Nucament.] (Bot.)
     Like a nut either in structure or in being indehiscent;
     bearing one-seeded nutlike fruits. [Written also
     nucumentaceous.]
     [1913 Webster]