 I shut), a small, dry, indehiscent pericarp, having the indurated perianth adherent to the carpel, and forming part of the shell ; a fruit composed of an indehiscent, one-seeded pericarp, invested by a persistent and indurated perianth, as in 'mirabilis.  A Manual of Botanic Terms - Page 37by Mordecai Cubitt Cooke - 1873 - 118 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Arthur Henfrey - Botany - 1870 - 740 pages
...; it is found in Chenopedium, Amaranthus, &c. 259. The Dtclesium only differs from the utriculus in having the indurated perianth adherent to the carpel, and forming part of the shell (3ftrabilig, Sahola). 260. The Sphalrrocarpiinn resembles the preceding in structure ; but the complex... | |
 | James Stormonth - Science - 1885 - 512 pages
...forking. diclesium, n., ai-klezfi-tim (Gr. diklis, twice-shutting — from dis, twice ; kleio, I shut), a small, dry, indehiscent pericarp, having the indurated...adherent to the carpel, and forming part of the shell ; a fruit composed of an indehiscent, one-seeded pericarp, invested by a persistent and indurated perianth,... | |
 | James Stormonth - Science - 1885 - 516 pages
...di-klesfi-Hm (Gr. diklis, twice-shutting — from dis, twice ; kleio, I shut), a small, dry, indehiseent pericarp, having the indurated perianth adherent to the carpel, and forming part of the shell ; a fruit composed of an indehiseent, one-seeded pericarp, invested by a persistent and indurated perianth,... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1897 - 868 pages
...beautiful, and is often seen in greenhouses. DICLESIUM, n. dl-klf'e't-um [Gr. diklis, folding two ways]: a small, dry, indehiscent pericarp, having the indurated...adherent to the carpel, and forming part of the shell, as in Marvel of Peru. DICLINOUS, a. di-kll'nm [Gr. din, twice; Mine, a couch]: in hot., having the... | |
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