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Webster 1913 Edition

Tricoccous

Tri-coc′cous

,
Adj.
[Gr.
τρίκοκκοσ
with three grains or berries; [GREEK] (see
Tri-
) +
κόκκοσ
grain, seed.]
(Bot.)
Having three cocci, or roundish carpels.
Gray.

Webster 1828 Edition

Tricoccous

TRICOC'COUS

,
Adj.
[L. tres, three, and coccus, a berry.] A tricoccous or three-grained capsule is one which is swelling out in three protuberances, internally divided into three cells, with one seed in each; as in Euphorbia.

Definition 2024

tricoccous

tricoccous

English

Adjective

tricoccous ‎(not comparable)

  1. (botany) Having three cocci.
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Etymology

Ancient Greek

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