seed vessel
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of seed vessel
First recorded in 1660–70
Example Sentences
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It is unnecessary to tell the experienced that in every case the seed vessel swelled; that matter will be referred to presently.
From About Orchids A Chat by Boyle, Frederick
It is distinguished, as the name indicates, by having two wings to the seed vessel, H. tetraptera having four.
From Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs by Webster, Angus Duncan
Bob was not long in securing a large bunch of arums, all soft and white, with the great yellow seed vessel within.
From Middy and Ensign by Rowlandson, G. D.
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
Halidrys siliquosa is remarkable for its spore receptacles, which have quite the appearance of the seed vessel of a flowering plant.
From Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils by Gray, Peter
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