The bud of a flower; a compact or rounded flower-head or seed-vessel. (Cf. knapweed, n.) archaic.
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| 释义 | the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > seed > seed-vessel or pericarp > [noun] (53) knop1398 The bud of a flower; a compact or rounded flower-head or seed-vessel. (Cf. knapweed, n.) archaic. seed vessel1562 (a) a structure containing the seeds of a flowering plant; the pericarp; (also figurative); †(b) a seminal vesicle; (also) any of various ducts or… pouch1577 Botany. A bag-shaped structure in a plant; spec. (a) a short, rounded or bag-shaped seed vessel; a silicle (now rare); (b) a baglike cavity in… bottle1609 Biology. An animal or plant part resembling a bottle in form or function, such as the pericarp or modified bract of a plant, or the honey crop of… uterus1682 Botany. = pericarp, n. pericarpium1691 = pericarp, n. 1. vessel1691 Botany. = pericarp, n. rare. pericarp1759 A structure containing the seeds of a flowering plant; a seed-vessel or fruit; (now) spec. the wall of the ripened ovary of a plant. Cf. endocarp, n.… crust1776 The hard external covering of an animal or plant; a shell, test, husk, etc.; spec. the hard chitinous integument or ‘shell’ of Crustaceans. Subcategories:— pod, husk, or siliqua (17) — capsule (13) — bur or prickly seed vessel (5) — borne upon a stalk (1) — inner layer or edocarp (1) — division or section of (5) — dehiscence (1) — other types of seed-vessel (1) |
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