seed vessel vs capsule

capsule vs seed vessel

seed vessel and capsule both are nouns.

seed vessel is not a verb while capsule is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
seed vessel	Yes	No	No	No
capsule	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, capsule is a hyponym of seed vessel; that is, capsule is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than seed vessel:

seed vessel: the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary
capsule: a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses

Other hyponyms of seed vessel include epicarp, exocarp, mesocarp, endocarp, pit, stone, bur, burr.

seed vessel (noun)	capsule (noun)
the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary	a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside
	a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
	a small container
	a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute
	a structure that encloses a body part
	a shortened version of a written work
	a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses

seed vessel (verb)	capsule (verb)
	put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
	enclose in a capsule

Difference between seed vessel and capsule

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