seed vessel

American  

noun

Botany.

1. a pericarp.

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seed vessel British  

noun

1. botany a dry fruit, such as a capsule

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Etymology

Origin of seed vessel

First recorded in 1660–70

Example Sentences

I’m not sure I would have discarded the name — so much genetic treasure is preserved in and dispersed from this seed vessel.

From Washington Post

Having two shells or valves which open and shut, as the oyster and certain seed vessels.

From Project Gutenberg

And when the flowers have shed, oh, so lightly! their silken petals, there is still another beauty, a seed vessel of such classic shape that it wears a crown.

From Project Gutenberg

The tulip trees, when young, are distinguished by 16 their pyramidal shape and beautiful 62 light green leaves; they were at this time covered with their seed vessels, which were full-grown, but not ripe.

From Project Gutenberg

The flowers of the lotus contain a seed vessel shaped like an inverted cone or bell, which are very holy symbols with all peoples, and representative male and female.

From Project Gutenberg