Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having many capsules: used especially in botany.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Bot.) Having many, or several, capsules.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective botany Having many, or several,
capsules .
Etymologies
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multi- + capsular: compare French multicapsulaire.
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Examples
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The inguinal canal and cord may become multicapsular, as in Fig. 8, from various causes, each capsule being a distinct serous membrane.
Surgical Anatomy Joseph Maclise
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