seedcase

/sˈidkeɪs/ noun B1

a pod that contains seeds

Word Origin Seedcase is a compound of seed and case — a case that holds seeds. Seed is from Old English sēd, related to sow. Case is from Latin casus 'a falling,' which came to mean a container (something that falls around something?). The same elements give us seedpod, suitcase, and briefcase. It's a practical botanical term.

noun a pod that contains seeds B1

The farmer opened the seedcase and found many small seeds inside.

(名词) 种荚;荚果

农民打开了种子荚,发现里面有很多小种子。

(sustantivo) vaina; cápsula; pericarpio [una vaina que contiene semillas]

El agricultor abrió la vaina y encontró muchas semillas pequeñas adentro.

(nom) cosse; gousse; enveloppe de la graine [Enveloppe végétale, en forme de gousse ou de coque, qui contient les graines.]

Le fermier a ouvert la **seedcase** et y a trouvé beaucoup de petites graines.

(Substantiv) Samenschale; Hülse; Schote [eine Hülle oder Kapsel, in der Samen eingeschlossen sind]

Der Bauer öffnete die **seedcase** und fand viele kleine Samen darin.

(名詞) 種が入っているさや

農夫がさやを開けると、中に小さな種がたくさん入っていました。

(substantivo) vagem; cápsula [uma vagem que contém sementes]

O fazendeiro abriu a vagem e encontrou muitas sementes pequenas dentro.

noun A pouch-like structure of a plant that encloses the seeds. countable

The botanist carefully examined the seedcase of the poppy plant under magnification.

(名词) 种囊;果荚;种荚;种壳

植物学家在放大镜下仔细检查罂粟植物的种荚。

(sustantivo) cápsula; vaina; pericarpio [Una estructura en forma de bolsa de una planta que encierra las semillas; cápsula.]

El botánico examinó cuidadosamente la cápsula de la planta de amapola bajo aumento.

(nom) capsule; péricarpe [Structure végétale en forme de poche qui enveloppe et protège les graines.]

La botaniste examina soigneusement la capsule séminale du pavot à la loupe.

(Substantiv) Samenkapsel; Fruchtkapsel [pflanzliche Hülle, die die Samen umschließt und schützt]

Der Botaniker untersuchte die **seedcase** des Mohns unter dem Mikroskop.

(名詞) 植物の種を包む袋状の構造。種子のさや。

植物学者は拡大鏡の下でケシ植物の種子嚢を注意深く調べた。

(substantivo) cápsula; vagem; pericarpo; cápsula seminal [Estrutura semelhante a uma bolsa, presente em uma planta, que envolve as sementes.]

O botânico examinou cuidadosamente a cápsula de sementes da papoula sob aumento.

Word parts: seed + case

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