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siliqua [sɪˈliːkwə ˈsɪlɪkwə], silique [sɪˈliːk ˈsɪlɪk]

n pl -liquae [-ˈliːkwiː] -liquas, -liques

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the long dry dehiscent fruit of cruciferous plants, such as the wallflower, consisting of two compartments separated by a central septum to which the seeds are attached

[via French from Latin siliqua a pod]

siliquaceous [ˌsɪlɪˈkweɪʃəs] adj

siliquose [ˈsɪlɪˌkwəʊs], siliquous [ˈsɪlɪkwəs] adj

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Noun

siliqua - narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae

silique

capsule - a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses

silicle - short broad silique occurring in some cruciferous plants

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