Hexacapsular

/ˌhɛksəˈkæpsjələr/ adjective

Definition

Having six capsules or pod-like structures, especially used in botany to describe fruit arrangements.

Etymology

From Greek 'hexa-' (six) combined with Latin 'capsula' meaning small box or container, plus '-ar' meaning relating to. The word emerged from botanical Latin when scientists needed precise terms for fruit structure variations.

Kelly Says

Plants sometimes produce fruits in bundles of six, and botanists needed a word that captured exactly that arrangement—so they borrowed from the Roman word for tiny boxes and added the Greek number prefix.

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