蒴さく

noun

capsule (moss sporangium)

Botanical term for the spore-bearing structure of mosses.

• コケの蒴さくから胞ほう子しが放ほう出しゅつされる。

  Spores are released from the moss capsule.

noun

capsule (dehiscent fruit)

Botanical term for a dry fruit that splits open when ripe; often used in compounds like 蒴果.

See also: 蒴果

• この植しょく物ぶつの果か実じつは蒴さくで、熟じゅくすと裂さける。