seedpod

American  

[seed-pod] / ˈsidˌpɒd /

noun

1. a seed vessel or dehiscent fruit that splits when ripe.

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Etymology

Origin of seedpod

First recorded in 1710–20

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Example Sentences

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seedpod

After the petals fall away, the stem is capped by a seedpod the size of an egg.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2019

The petals are thin and crinkled, like silk, and soon fall away to reveal a buttonlike seedpod that a month or so later will contain hundreds of tiny ripe seeds, each smaller than a pinhead.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 11, 2018

Here a 1771 edition opens to a double-page colored etching of a white magnolia blossom on a branch with attendant leaves, the bud of a new flower and a seedpod.

From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2013

The silphium was so important to Cyrene's economy that coins were minted that depicted the plant's seedpod, which looks like the heart shape we know today.

From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2012

There were five young ones in this settlement, one almost grown and the others somewhere in between, and being smaller than the adults, they could not manage the seedpod wheels.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

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