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A pod which divides circularly into an upper and lower half, of which the former acts as a kind of lid, as in the pimpernel and purslane.

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  1. n. A pod which divides circularly into an upper and lower half, of which the former acts as a kind of lid, as in the pimpernel and purslane.
  2. n. The theca of mosses.
  3. n. fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released
  4. (a) A pod which divides circularly into an upper and lower half, of which the former acts as a kind of lid, as in the pimpernel and purslane. (b) The theca of mosses.
  5. n. fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released