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Webster 1913 Edition
Silique
Sil′ique
,Noun.
[L.
siliqua
a pod or husk, a very small weight or measure: cf. F. silique
.] (Bot.)
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Silique
SIL'IQUA
, SILIQUE,Noun.
Definition 2024
silique
silique
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Noun
silique (plural siliques)
- (botany) A long dry fruit (seed capsule), length more than twice the width, typical to cruciferous plants and consisting of two fused carpels that separate when ripe.
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A short silique-like fruit is called silicle, silicula or silicule.