| NOUN | plant | siliqua, silique | narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae |
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| Meaning | Narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae. | |
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| Synonym | silique | |
| Narrower | silicle | short broad silique occurring in some cruciferous plants |
| Broader | capsule | A dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses |
| Spanish | silicua, siliqua, vaina | |
| Catalan | siliqua, síliqua | |
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