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

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seed vessel

This fruit is formed by the thickened divisions of the calyx, enclosing the small seed vessel; when it is ripe it is of a snowy white.

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

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.

You may remember a trailing plant with a small yellowish flower and a seed vessel of an oblong form, containing one seed; the whole plant resembling much the caout-chouc.

From The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by Marsden, William

Egyptians, seed vessel of the lotus a sacred symbol to the, 9-u.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert

The seed vessel ovoid, 3-valved, 3-celled, with 2 seeds in each, furnished with 3 spongy wings.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers