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siliqua

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sil⋅i⋅qua

  [sil-i-kwuh]
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–noun, plural -quae  [-kwee] .
a silver coin of the later Roman Empire, the 24th part of a solidus, first issued by Constantine.
Origin:
1885–90; < LL; L: pod, carob tree
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siliqua

noun
narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae [syn: silique] 
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