seed capsule

seed capsule

A dry fruit that opens by pores, splits or a lid to release its seeds.

Mature poppy capsule (Papaver representative)

All languages

English: seed capsule
Norwegian: frøkapsel
Japanese: 蒴果 — さくか — sakuka
Korean: 삭과 — sakgwa
Spanish: cápsula de semillas
French: capsule de graines
German: Samenkapsel

Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.

Reference sources

Virginia Tech Extension Master Naturalist Botany — a capsule is a dehiscent dry fruit from a compound pistil with multiple openings
University of Minnesota Open Textbook — capsules are dry dehiscent fruits of fused carpels and poppy capsules release seeds through openings