seedpod

• Tipo de fruto que contém muitas sementes e que se abre quando maduro para liberá-las, típico de plantas como as leguminosas. Pode ser seco e deiscente, como vagem, síliqua ou cápsula, ou lenhoso e indeiscente, como o cone das coníferas.

A type of fruit, typically from leguminous plants, that contains multiple seeds and splits open when ripe to release them.

1. Botanical structureB2formal

   A dry, several-seeded fruit that splits open when ripe, commonly found on leguminous plants.

   Vagem

   • The pea plant's seedpod burst open, scattering seeds on the ground.
   • Farmers collect seedpods from legumes for the next planting season.
   • Each seedpod of the acacia tree contains several small seeds.

   Sinônimoslegumepod