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Webster 1913 Edition

Silicle

Sil′i-cle

,
Noun.
[L.
silicula
, dim. of
siliqua
a pod or husk: cf. F.
silicule
.]
(Bot.)
A seed vessel resembling a silique, but about as broad as it is long. See
Silique
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Silicle

SIL'ICE

,SIL'ICULE, SIL'ICLE,
Noun.
[L. silicula, a little husk.] In botany, a little pod or bivalvular pericarp, with seeds attached to both sutures.

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silicle

silicle

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silicle ‎(plural silicles)

  1. (botany) A short silique, such as the seed capsule (fruit) of shepherd's purse.

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