HyperDic: silique

English > 1 sense of the word silique:
NOUNplantsilique, siliquanarrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae
English > silique: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningNarrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae.
Synonymsiliqua
Narrowersilicleshort broad silique occurring in some cruciferous plants
BroadercapsuleA dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
Spanishsilicua, siliqua, vaina
Catalansiliqua, síliqua

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