Definition for TRI-COC'COUS

TRI-COC'COUS, a. [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. Martyn.

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