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A capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released
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pyxidium
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context botany English) A seed capsule in the form of a box, the seeds being released when the top splits off.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released [syn: pyxis ] [also: pyxidia (pl)]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pyxidium \Pyx*id"i*um\, n.; pl. Pyxidia . [NL., fr. Gr. ?, dim. a ? a box. See Pyx .] (Bot.) A pod which divides circularly into an upper and lower half, of which the former acts as a kind of lid, as in the pimpernel and purslane. The theca of mosses.