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Pod :: Pod (n.) A capsule of plant, especially a legume; a dry dehiscent fruit. See Illust. of Angiospermous..

Warted :: Warted (a.) Having little knobs on the surface; verrucose; as, a warted capsule..

Extracapsular :: Extracapsular (a.) Situated outside of a capsule, esp. outside the capsular ligament of a joint..

Parietes :: Parietes (n. pl.) The sides of an ovary or of a capsule.

Sporophoric :: Sporophore (n.) That alternately produced form of certain cryptogamous plants, as ferns, mosses, and the like, which is nonsexual, but produces spores in countless numbers. In ferns it is the leafy plant, in mosses the capsule. Cf. Oophore..

Strumatic :: Struma (n.) A cushionlike swelling on any organ; especially, that at the base of the capsule in many mosses..

Case :: Case (n.) A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridge; a case (cover) for a book..

Shank :: Shank (v. i.) To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; -- usually followed by off..

Loculicidal :: Loculicidal (a.) Dehiscent through the middle of the back of each cell; -- said of capsules.

Capsule :: Capsule (n.) A small saucer of clay for roasting or melting samples of ores, etc.; a scorifier..

Capsule :: Capsule (n.) A metallic seal or cover for closing a bottle.

Addison's Disease :: Addison's disease () A morbid condition causing a peculiar brownish discoloration of the skin, and thought, at one time, to be due to disease of the suprarenal capsules (two flat triangular bodies covering the upper part of the kidneys), but now known not to be dependent upon this causes exclusively. It is usually fatal..

Capsicum :: Capsicum (n.) A genus of plants of many species, producing capsules or dry berries of various forms, which have an exceedingly pungent, biting taste, and when ground form the red or Cayenne pepper of commerce..

Suprascalpular :: Suprarenal (n.) A suprarenal capsule.

Sea Grape :: Sea grape () The clusters of gelatinous egg capsules of a squid (Loligo).

Nidamental :: Nidamental (a.) Of, pertaining to, or baring, eggs or egg capsules; as, the nidament capsules of certain gastropods; nidamental glands. See Illust. of Dibranchiata..

Parotic :: Parotic (a.) On the side of the auditory capsule; near the external ear.

Two-capsuled :: Two-capsuled (a.) Having two distinct capsules; bicapsular.

Osmund :: Osmund (n.) A fern of the genus Osmunda, or flowering fern. The most remarkable species is the osmund royal, or royal fern (Osmunda regalis), which grows in wet or boggy places, and has large bipinnate fronds, often with a panicle of capsules at the top. The rootstock contains much starch, and has been used in stiffening linen..

Pentacapsular :: Pentacapsular (a.) Having five capsules.

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