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silique
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun silique has 1 sense
- silique(n = noun.plant) siliqua - narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae; Array is a kind of capsule
has particulars: silicle
CIDE DICTIONARY
silique, n. [L. siliqua a pod or husk, a very small weight or measure: cf. F. silique.].
An oblong or elongated seed vessel, consisting of two valves with a dissepiment between, and opening by sutures at either margin. The seeds are attached to both edges of the dissepiment, alternately upon each side of it. [1913 Webster]
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