Heptaspermous

/ˌhɛptəˈspɜːrməs/ adjective

Definition

In botany, having seven seeds in a fruit or seed pod.

Etymology

From Greek 'hepta' (seven) + 'sperma' (seed) + '-ous' (characterized by), literally 'having seven seeds.'

Kelly Says

Plants are so precisely organized that botanists needed special words for each seed count—heptaspermous describes fruit with exactly seven seeds, no more, no less!

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