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siliqua

Noun

sil=i=qua

WORDNET DICTIONARY

siliqua(n = noun.plant) silique - narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae; Array

is a kind of capsule

has particulars: silicle

siliqua, n. [L. See Silique.].

Same as Silique. [1913 Webster]
A weight of four grains; a carat; -- a term used by jewelers, and refiners of gold. [1913 Webster]

siliqua, n. (also silique) (pl. siliquae or siliques) the long narrow seed-pod of a cruciferous plant.

Derivative

siliquose adj. siliquous adj.

Etymology

L, = pod

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