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seedcase

/ˈsiːd.keɪs/

Traduction: Nom désignant la structure botanique ou l'enveloppe qui contient les graines d'une plante, par opposition aux graines elles-mêmes.

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C1formalcommonscientific/ˈsiːd.keɪs/

A noun referring to the botanical structure or vessel that contains the seeds of a plant, as distinct from the seeds themselves.

  • 🇫🇷Nom désignant la structure botanique ou l'enveloppe qui contient les graines d'une plante, par opposition aux graines elles-mêmes.
  1. Plant seed container B2 formal

    A dry or fleshy structure that develops from a plant's ovary and encloses the seeds until they are mature.

    • The seedcase of the poppy splits open when the seeds are ripe.
    • Botanists study the shape and texture of seedcases to classify plants.
    • The maple tree's seedcase has a wing that helps it spin in the wind.

    🇫🇷Enveloppe du fruit contenant les graines

    Synonymes: capsulefruitpericarppodseed vessel

  • seedcases plural form
  • seedcases' possessive plural form
  • seedcase's possessive singular form