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siliqua
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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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Noun1.siliqua - narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferaesiliqua - 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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The extracts prepared from flowers and siliques each contained at least one basic peroxidase isoenzyme.
Accumulation of a Basic Peroxidase Isoenzyme in Leaves of Arabidopsis ... by TSUJI, J.; DONNELLY, M. / Michigan Academician
In the original male-sterile mutant, the siliques begin to develop, but arrest if it is not fertilised by pollen from another, normal plant.
Making plants make more food by O'Neill, Graeme / Ecos
The extracts prepared from flowers and siliques each contained at least one basic peroxidase isoenzyme.
Accumulation of a Basic Peroxidase Isoenzyme in Leaves of Arabidopsis ... by TSUJI, J.; DONNELLY, M. / Michigan Academician
 
 
 
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