capsules

Noun

capsule (plural capsules)

1. A membranous envelope.
2. A type of simple, dehiscent, dry fruit (seed-case) produced by many species of flowering plants, such as poppy, lily, orchid, willow and cotton.
3. A sporangium, especially in bryophytes.
   • The epidermal cells of the capsule wall of Jubulopsis, with nodose "trigones" at the angles, are very reminiscent of what one finds in Frullania spp.1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, pages 4-5
4. A tough, fibrous layer surrounding an organ such as the kidney or liver
5. A membrane that surrounds the eyeball
6. A detachable part of a rocket or spacecraft (usually in the nose) containing the crew's living space.

See all 15 meanings of capsule