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What (who) is pyxidium - definition

TYPE OF SIMPLE, DRY RARELY FLESHY, DEHISCENT FRUIT
Seed capsule; Fruit capsule; Capsular; Pyxidium; Capsule (botany); Capsule fruit
  • ''[[Lilium candidum]]'' dehiscing
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Pyxidium         
·noun The theca of mosses.
II. Pyxidium ·noun 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.
pyxidium         
[p?k's?d??m]
¦ noun (plural pyxidia -d??) Botany a seed capsule that splits open so that the top comes off like the lid of a box.
Origin
C19: mod. L., from Gk puxidion, dimin. of puxis 'box'.
Capsule (fruit)         
In botany a capsule is a type of simple, dry, though rarely fleshy dehiscent fruit produced by many species of angiosperms (flowering plants).

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Capsule (fruit)

In botany a capsule is a type of simple, dry, though rarely fleshy dehiscent fruit produced by many species of angiosperms (flowering plants).