[ See Plus. ] A combining form from L. plus, pluris, more, many; as pluriliteral. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ So called from L. pluries many times, often, which occurs in the first clause. ] (Law) A writ issued in the third place, after two former writs have been disregarded. Mozley & W. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. plurifarius, fr. L. plus, pluris, many. Cf. Bifarious. ] Of many kinds or fashions; multifarious. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pluri- + foliolate. ] (Bot.) Having several or many leaflets. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pluri- + literal. ] Consisting of more letters than three. -- n. A pluriliteral word. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pluri- + locular. ] Having several cells or loculi; specifically (Bot.), having several divisions containing seeds; as, the lemon and the orange are plurilocular fruits. [ 1913 Webster ]

Plurilocular sporangia (Bot.), many-celled sporangia, each cell containing a single spore, as in many algæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pluri- + L. parere to bring forth. ] Producing several young at a birth; as, a pluriparous animal. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pluri- + partite. ] (Bot.) Deeply divided into several portions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pluri- + presence. ] Presence in more places than one. [ R. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. plus, pluris, more. ] Superabundance; excess; plethora. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]