seed vessel
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of seed vessel
First recorded in 1660–70
Example Sentences
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Another is more of a bush, and has a very peculiar appearance; the seed vessel is about the size of an orange, but more pointed.
From Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart by Stuart, John McDouall
It is, as has been pointed out, the elongated calyx, and the swollen portion is the ovary or seed vessel.
From Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation by Watson, W.
The pistil merely opens up a bit and down travels the powder into the seed vessel to help form seed.
From The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. by Shaw, Ellen Eddy
A hollowed knot of a tree, used as a seed vessel, or for holding water.
From Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Morris, Edward Ellis
The pistil is that part of the flower which ends in the seed vessel.
From The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. by Shaw, Ellen Eddy
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