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seedpod

DEFINITIONS OF: seedpod

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n a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant

Synonyms:
pod
Types:
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legume
the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the case
peanut
underground pod of the peanut vine
screw bean
spirally twisted sweet pod of screwbean mesquite that is used for fodder or ground into meal for feed
okra
long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
cowage
pods of the cowage plant or the stinging hairs covering them; used as a vermifuge when mixed with e.g. honey
loment
seedpods that are constricted between the seeds and that break apart when mature into single-seeded segments
chickpea, garbanzo
the seed of the chickpea plant
lentil
the fruit or seed of a lentil plant
pea
the fruit or seed of a pea plant
field pea
seed of the field pea plant
black-eyed pea, cowpea
fruit or seed of the cowpea plant
Type of:
fruit
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
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