Seedpod (Noun)
Meaning
A several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The splitting open of the seedpod revealed the mature seeds inside.
- Each seedpod of the pea plant contained several dark brown seeds.
- The seedpod of the locust tree was reddish-brown and about 3 inches long.
- In the fall, the seedpods burst open, scattering their contents.
- As the bean seedpod dried and matured, it began to split along its edges.