silique

Other forms: siliques

Definitions of silique
  1. noun
    narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae
    synonyms: siliqua
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    types:
    silicle
    short broad silique occurring in some cruciferous plants
    type of:
    capsule
    a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
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