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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 — /ˈsid vɛsəl/ (say seed vesuhl) noun → pericarp (def. 1) …
seed vessel — Bot. a pericarp. [1660 70] * * * … Universalium
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
