seedpod
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of seedpod
First recorded in 1710–20
Example Sentences
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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
Possibly he wants something from me, some emotion, some acknowledgment that he too is human, is more than just a seedpod.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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