01 n. A simple podlike pericarp which contains several seeds and opens along the inner or ventral suture, as in the peony, larkspur and milkweed.
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A simple podlike pericarp which contains several seeds and opens along the inner or ventral suture, as in the peony, larkspur and milkweed.(Bot.)
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A small cavity, tubular depression, or sac; as, a hair follicle.(Anat.)