seedpods
Where beans develop
Seedpods are the dry, protective casings that form around seeds in many flowering plants, designed to hold seeds until they mature and then release or disperse them.
They come in countless shapes—from the slender pods of beans and peas to the papery capsules of poppies or the explosive pods of touch-me-nots.
When dried, seedpods often split open along seams, scattering their contents.
The milkweed seedpods burst open, releasing silky white fluff into the wind.
Mature ovary wall
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
- legumePod-producing plant family
- follicleSkin cavity growing strands
- carpelSeed-bearing flower organ
ovary · husk · boll · valve · suture · endocarp · drupe · samara
Seed's initial growth phase
- dormancySuspended biological activity
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- ripeningBecoming ready to eat
- dryingMoisture removal process
splitting · opening · viability · embryo · endosperm · cotyledon · sprouting · senescence
Air current outdoors
- waterClear essential liquid
- animalsMulticellular mobile organisms
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
- samarasSingle-winged dry fruits
dandelion · gliders · scattering · burrs · parachutes · hitchhikers · flotation · explosion
Extracting grain from stalks
- collectingGathering items over time
- dryingMoisture removal process
- storingKeeping for future use
- winnowingSeparating grain from chaff
hulling · shelling · saving · heirloom · propagation · cultivation · sowing · planting
pericarp
Mature ovary wall
carpel · ovary · husk · boll · valve · suture · endocarp · drupe · samara · achene
germination
Seed's initial growth phase
- dormancySuspended biological activity
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- ripeningBecoming ready to eat
drying · splitting · opening · viability · embryo · endosperm · cotyledon · sprouting · senescence · decay
wind
Air current outdoors
samaras · dandelion · gliders · scattering · burrs · parachutes · hitchhikers · flotation · explosion · catapult
threshing
Extracting grain from stalks
- collectingGathering items over time
- dryingMoisture removal process
- storingKeeping for future use
winnowing · hulling · shelling · saving · heirloom · propagation · cultivation · sowing · planting · yield
rattles
Disturbs or clatters
- jewelryOrnamental personal accessories
- beadsSmall pierced ornaments for stringing
- ornamentsDecorative embellishments for display
decoration · wreaths · mobiles · texture · sculpture · collecting · display · pressing · vessels · buttons