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seed vessel

noun

Botany.
  1. a pericarp.


seed vessel

noun

  1. botany a dry fruit, such as a capsule
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of seed vessel1

First recorded in 1660–70
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Example Sentences

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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