seedpod

[ seed-pod ]

/ ˈsidˌpɒd /

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noun

a seed vessel or dehiscent fruit that splits when ripe.

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Origin of seedpod

First recorded in 1710–20

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How to use seedpod in a sentence

It is very long--nearly twice as long as this page and looks much more like a stem than a seed-pod.
On the Seashore|R. Cadwallader Smith
The black in these is shreds of the dead-black seed pod of the devil-claw and not some fibre dyed black, as some suppose.
Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights|J. William Lloyd
Another example from the same seed-pod has a palest pink network instead of crimson, and tiny dots of maroon.
The Woodlands Orchids|Frederick Boyle
In most plants the seed-pod and the food-dust or pollen are all in one flower, but with the corn they are separate, as you see.
A Little Garden Calendar for Boys and Girls|Albert Bigelow Paine

The little seed-pod of each had a tiny cap which lifted off when the seeds were ripe, leaving a perfect cup, heaping full.
A Little Garden Calendar for Boys and Girls|Albert Bigelow Paine

British Dictionary definitions for seedpod

seed pod

noun

a carpel or pistil enclosing the seeds of a plant, esp a flowering plant

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