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dry fruits ![click to hear : dry fruits click to hear : dry fruits](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Fruits with usually edible seeds, surrounded by a single dry, somewhat rigid layer.
section of a capsule: poppy ![click to hear : section of a capsule: poppy click to hear : section of a capsule: poppy](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Capsule: dry many-chambered fruit that opens laterally or at the apex when ripe; it contains a great many seeds.
pore ![click to hear : pore click to hear : pore](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Small orifice that enables the poppy casing to split open and the seeds to disperse.
seed ![click to hear : seed click to hear : seed](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Structure formed by the development of a fertile ovule; it contains an embryo and nutrient reserves that enable a new plant to grow.
section of a follicle: star anise ![click to hear : section of a follicle: star anise click to hear : section of a follicle: star anise](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Follicle: dry single-chambered fruit that, when ripe, splits along the suture of its casing.
seed ![click to hear : seed click to hear : seed](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Structure formed by the development of a fertile ovule; it contains an embryo and nutrient reserves that enable a new plant to grow.
suture ![click to hear : suture click to hear : suture](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Visible seam on the surface of the fruit’s casing, along which the fruit splits to release its seeds.
follicle ![click to hear : follicle click to hear : follicle](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Each of the eight dry fruits that make up the star anise.