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silicle

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sil⋅i⋅cle

  [sil-i-kuhl]
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–noun Botany.
a short silique.
Origin:
1775–85; < L silicula little husk or pod. See siliqua, -ule
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sil·i·cle   (sĭl'ĭ-kəl)   
n.  A short silique usually having a length less than three times its width.

[Latin silicula, diminutive of siliqua, seed pod.]
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