SEEDCASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does seedcase mean? 

• SEEDCASE (noun)
  The noun SEEDCASE has 1 sense:

1. the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)

  Familiarity information: SEEDCASE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEEDCASE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

cod; pod; seedcase

Hypernyms ("seedcase" is a kind of...):

husk (outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "seedcase"):

pea pod; peasecod (husk of a pea; edible in some garden peas)