Bot. [ad. mod.L. carcerulus, dim. of carcer prison, taken as = cell.] (See quot.)
1870. Bentley, Bot., 309. The Carcerule is a superior, many-celled fruit, each cell being dry, indehiscent, and one or few-seeded.
1875. Bennett & Dyer, trans. Sachs’ Bot., II. v. 537.
