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Loment
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A loment (or lomentum) is a type of dehiscent[1] legume fruit that breaks apart at constrictions occurring between segments, so that each segment contains only one seed.[2] It is a type of schizocarp.[1]
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Tick trefoil (Desmodium) and sweet vetch (Hedysarum) are two genera that exhibit this fruit type, which is found particularly in the tribe Hedysareae of the family Fabaceae.