seed pod

noun

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

Example Sentences

"It's quite a brutal looking seed pod that only releases its seed in extremely high temperatures," she tells us.

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“But the Caraibeira tree produces a seed pod, almost like helicopter seeds. The Spix’s had never seen anything like it before. We put those in the cages and some picked them up and immediately knew how to open them and eat the kernel inside, which was totally remarkable and took us by surprise.”

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He describes his shape aesthetic as “an amalgamation of classic Mediterranean pot vernacular and forms inspired by nature: seed pod, hive, cocoon.”

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To keep your fingers from being coated in spicy capsaicin, use the chiles’ stems as a handle while slicing the sides from the center seed pod.

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Holding each chile by its stem, slice the sides away from the seed pod; discard the stems and seed pods.

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