A loment (or lomentum) is a part of certain legume plants. It is a type of dehiscent fruit that breaks apart at the constrictions occurring between segments, so that each segment contains only one seed. It is a type of schizocarp.
Tick trefoil ( Desmodium) and sweet vetch ( Hedysarum) are two genera that exhibit this fruit type, which is found particularly in the tribe Hedysareae of the family Fabaceae.
