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silique definition

si·lique (si lēk′, sil′ik)

noun

the pod of plants of the crucifer family, with two valves that fall away from a thin membrane bearing the seeds

Etymology: Fr < L siliqua: see silicle

Related Forms:

  • siliquose sil′i·quose′ (sil′ə kwōs′) adjective or siliquous sil′i·quous (-kwəs)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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