# Capsule

**Source**: https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/capsule
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a dry, [dehiscent](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/dehiscent "opening or bursting at maturity.") [fruit](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/fruit "the seed bearing structure developed from the ovary of Magnoliopsida (Angiosperms) after fertilization.") of two or more carpels.

## Related terms

- [Dehiscent](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/dehiscent)

- [Capsule](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/image/capsule "(a) transverse section of a loculicidal capsule showing positions of dehiscence, (b) transverse section of a septicidal capsule showing positions of dehiscence. Shading: seeds exposed by sectioning are shown in solid black, ovary walls are cross-hatched.")