seed capsule
seedcase
/ (ˈsiːdˌkeɪs) /
noun
the part of a fruit enclosing the seeds; pericarp
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How to use seed capsule in a sentence
And yet—and yet—it is something better than flowers; it is a seed-capsule.
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table | Oliver Wendell HolmesAndrews bit into the green seed capsule he held in his hand.
Three Soldiers | John Dos PassosEven strongly-marked differences occasionally appear in the young of the same litter, and in seedlings from the same seed-capsule.
On the Origin of Species | Charles DarwinThe innate sterility of hybrids of the same parentage and raised from the same seed-capsule often differs much in degree.
In order that poppies may blossom freely you should never let a seed capsule form.
The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. | Ellen Eddy Shaw
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