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siliqua

Syllabification: (sil·i·qua)
Pronunciation: /ˈsilikwə/

(also silique /səˈlēk/)
Definition of siliqua

noun (plural siliquae /ˈsiləˌkwē/ or siliques /səˈlēks, ˈsiliks/)

Botany
  • the long, narrow seedpod of many plants of the cabbage family, splitting open when mature.

Derivatives

siliquose

Pronunciation: /-ˌkwōs/

adjective

Origin:

Latin, literally 'pod'

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