plurilocular

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plurilocular - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Plurilocular \Plu`ri*loc"u*lar\, a. [Pluri- + locular.]
     Having several cells or loculi; specifically (Bot.), having
     several divisions containing seeds; as, the lemon and the
     orange are plurilocular fruits.
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     Plurilocular sporangia (Bot.), many-celled sporangia, each
        cell containing a single spore, as in many alg[ae].
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