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seed pod
noun[ C ]
(alsoseedpod)uk /ˈsiːd ˌpɒd/ us /ˈsiːd ˌpɑːd/
a long, narrow part of some plants that contains the seeds and usually has a thick skin:
The seed pods are slender and one to two inches long.
Okra is a flowering plant that produces edible seed pods.
Vanilla beans are the long, greenish-yellow seed pods of a tropical orchid.
Seed must be gathered from freshly ripened seed pods.
After the white flowers are finished, big fat seedpods burst open to reveal little orange seeds.
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