seeds

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The case that holds the seeds is the _pistil_.

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  1. noun A ripened plant ovule containing an embryo.
  2. noun A propagative part of a plant, as a tuber or spore.
  3. noun Seeds considered as a group.

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  • As the seeds are able to absorb more than 7 times their weight, in water, and form a thick gel, this causes a slow release of carbohydrate; facilitating an equally slow conversion of carbohydrates, into glucose (blood sugar), for energy. —  Permaculture Research Institute of Australia
  • I don't actually have much hope for my seeds, as I've gotten really slack and useless with germinating seeds (not like in the olden days), but still. —  dogpossum
  • Ants that removed P. macrostachya seeds were a very small subset of the generalist ground-foraging fauna, and the AG ant —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • But the day the seeds were announced I realized that I was really in trouble. —  Blog updates
  • In fact, I could make those picks on the same day that I make the basketball picks, some six weeks before the seeds are announced. —  Blog updates
 

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