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| 1. n. (physiology) A membranous envelope. | |
| 2. n. (botany) 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. n. (botany) A sporangium, especially in bryophytes. | |
| 4. n. (anatomy) A tough, fibrous layer surrounding an organ such as the kidney or liver | |
| 5. n. (anatomy) A membrane that surrounds the eyeball | |
| 6. n. A detachable part of a rocket or spacecraft (usually in the nose) containing the crew's living space. | |
| 7. n. (pharmacy) A small container containing a dose of medicine. | |
| 8. n. (dialectal, UK, Suffolk) A weasel. | |
| 9. n. (attributively, figuratively) in a brief, condensed or compact form | |
| 10. n. (winemaking) The covering — formerly lead or tin, now often plastic — over the cork at the top of the wine bottle. | |
| 11. n. (chemistry, dated) A small clay saucer for roasting or melting samples of ores, etc.; a scorifier. | |
| 12. n. A small, shallow evaporating dish, usually of porcelain. | |
| 13. n. A small cup or shell, often of metal, for a percussion cap, cartridge, etc. | |
| 14. v. To form (medicine, etc.) into capsules. | |
| 15. v. To encapsulate or summarize. | |
