silique
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ɪk noun Botany.
the long two-valved seed vessel or pod of plants belonging to the mustard family.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English selyque, silique (< Middle French silique) < Latin siliqua; see siliqua
1400–50; late Middle English selyque, silique (< Middle French silique) < Latin siliqua; see siliqua
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siliqua or silique (sɪˈliːkwə, ˈsɪlɪkwə, sɪˈliːk, ˈsɪlɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -liquae, -liquas, -liques | |
| 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 | |
| [C18: via French from Latin siliqua a pod] | |
| silique or silique (sɪˈliːkwə, ˈsɪlɪkwə, sɪˈliːk, ˈsɪlɪk, -ˈliːkwiː) | |
| —n | |
| [C18: via French from Latin siliqua a pod] | |
| siliquaceous or silique | |
| —adj | |
| siliquose or silique | |
| —adj | |
| siliquous or silique | |
| —adj | |
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| silique (sĭ-lēk') Pronunciation Key
An elongated dry dehiscent seed pod that is the characteristic fruit of the mustard family. The two sides split off at maturity and leave a central partition to which the seeds are attached. |
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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silique
any dry fruit that separates at maturity into two or four segments called valves, leaving a persistent partition that bears the seeds. The valves remain connected at the top. A typical silique is an elongated capsule, such as in cabbage. A silicle, or silicula, is a short and broad silique, as in shepherd's purse (Capsella). Both types are characteristic of plants in the mustard family.
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The species' scientific name refers to the hear-shaped silique or fruit.
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