silique

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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.

/ˈsɪlɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-silique.wav

silique siliques siliqua

From French silique, from Latin siliqua (“a pod or husk, a very small weight or measure”). Doublet of siliqua.

siliquose siliquous

siliquaceous siliquiform

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