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That in which anything is contained; a vessel; a receiver or receptacle.

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  1. n. That in which anything is contained; a vessel; a receiver or receptacle.
  2. n. A pericarp, opening longitudinally on one side and having the seeds loose in it; a follicle; a double follicle or pair of follicles.
  3. n. One of the cases containing the spores, etc., of flowerless plants, especially of algae.
  4. 1. That in which anything is contained; a vessel; a receiver or receptacle. [Obs.] Woodward. 2. (Bot.) (a) A pericarp, opening longitudinally on one side and having the seeds loose in it; a follicle; a double follicle or pair of follicles. (b) One of the cases containing the spores, etc., of flowerless plants, especially of algae.
  5. n. That in which anything is contained; a vessel; a receiver or receptacle. n. A pericarp, opening longitudinally on one side and having the seeds loose in it; a follicle; a double follicle or pair of follicles. n. One of the cases containing the spores, etc., of flowerless plants, especially of algae.