seed vessel

seed vessel
a pericarp.
[1660-70]

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  • Seed vessel — Seed Seed (s[=e]d), n.; pl. {Seed} or {Seeds}. [OE. seed, sed, AS. s[=ae]d, fr. s[=a]wan to sow; akin to D. zaad seed, G. saat, Icel. s[=a][eth], s[ae][eth]i, Goth. manas[=e][thorn]s seed of men, world. See {Sow} to scatter seed, and cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • seed vessel — n. any fruit, esp. a dry, hollow pod, containing seeds …   English World dictionary

  • seed vessel — noun the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary • Syn: ↑pericarp • Hypernyms: ↑covering, ↑natural covering, ↑cover • Hyponyms: ↑epicarp, ↑exocarp …   Useful english dictionary

  • seed vessel — seed′ ves sel n. bot a pericarp • Etymology: 1660–70 …   From formal English to slang

  • seed vessel — noun The ripened and otherwise modified wall of a plant ovary Syn: pericarp See Also: seedcake, seedcase, seed coat, seedeater, seeder, seed fern …   Wiktionary

  • seed vessel — /ˈsid vɛsəl/ (say seed vesuhl) noun → pericarp (def. 1) …  

  • seed vessel — pod which contains seeds …   English contemporary dictionary

  • seed-vessel — n. Pericarp, pod, case, capsule, legume …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • Seed — (s[=e]d), n.; pl. {Seed} or {Seeds}. [OE. seed, sed, AS. s[=ae]d, fr. s[=a]wan to sow; akin to D. zaad seed, G. saat, Icel. s[=a][eth], s[ae][eth]i, Goth. manas[=e][thorn]s seed of men, world. See {Sow} to scatter seed, and cf. {Colza}.] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Seed — (s[=e]d), n.; pl. {Seed} or {Seeds}. [OE. seed, sed, AS. s[=ae]d, fr. s[=a]wan to sow; akin to D. zaad seed, G. saat, Icel. s[=a][eth], s[ae][eth]i, Goth. manas[=e][thorn]s seed of men, world. See {Sow} to scatter seed, and cf. {Colza}.] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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