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sil⋅i⋅quose

  [sil-i-kwohs]
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–adjective
1. bearing siliques.
2. resembling a silique or silicle.
Also, sil⋅i⋅quous  [sil-uh-kwuhs] .

Origin:
1685–95; < NL siliquōsus. See silique, -ose 1
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si·lique   (sĭ-lēk')   
n.  A dry, dehiscent, elongated fruit, characteristic of the mustard family, having two valves that fall away leaving a central partition.

[French, from Old French, from Latin siliqua, seed pod.]
sil'i·quous (sĭl'ĭ-kwəs), sil'i·quose' (-kwōs') adj.
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siliquose sil·i·quose (sĭl'ĭ-kwōs')
adj.
Resembling a long slender pod. Used of a cataract resulting in shriveling of the lens and calcareous deposits in the capsule.

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