seed vessel

a pericarp.

Origin of seed vessel

First recorded in 1660–70

The plant she holds in her hand is a branching and flowering one, the seed-vessel prominent.

Aratra Pentelici, Seven Lectures on the Elements of Sculpture |John Ruskin
The seed-vessel belongs to the seed, only and for ever: it is formed for itself and has no purpose apart.

Parables of the Christ-life |I. Lilias Trotter
We saw the life withdrawn before from the leaves of the old creation into the seed-vessel of the new.

Parables of the Christ-life |I. Lilias Trotter
In the centre of the flower there is a ring of stamens, and within this ring is the seed-vessel.

Flowers Shown to the Children |C. E. Smith

Coming out of the mouth of each tube is the dark purple tip of the seed-vessel.

Flowers Shown to the Children |C. E. Smith

seed vessel

botany a dry fruit, such as a capsule