seed vessel

noun

The ripened and otherwise modified wall of a plant ovary.

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Meanings

nounseed vessel (plural seed vessels)

plural seed vessels · alternative seed-vessel

  1. biologyThe ripened and otherwise modified wall of a plant ovary.

    Synonyms: pericarp

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe ripened and otherwise modified wall of a plant ovary.

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More synonyms by meaning

nounthe ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary

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Broader
coveringnatural coveringcover

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