"Caryolobism" is a term that refers to the tendency of certain plant seeds to have a lobed or ridged appearance. The word is spelled with nine letters and pronounced as [ˌkaɹiəˈloʊbɪzəm]. The first two syllables are pronounced as "car-ee-o" while the next two syllables are pronounced as "lo-be." The "-ism" ending indicates that the word describes a particular belief or practice. While the word may be unfamiliar to many people, it is a technical term used by botanists and others in the field of plant biology.
The state in which the nucleus of a cell, specifically a leucocyte, is lobulated, characterizing the polymorphonuclear neutrophiles.
A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.