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siliqua

Pronunciation: /ˈsɪlɪkwə/

(also silique /sɪˈliːk/)
Definition of siliqua

noun (plural siliquae /-kwiː/ or siliques /sɪˈliːks/)

  • 1 Botany the long, narrow seed pod of many plants of the cabbage family, splitting open when mature.
  • 2a Roman silver coin of the 4th and 5th centuries ad, worth 1/ 24 solidus.

Derivatives

siliquose

Pronunciation: /-kwəʊs/

adjective

Origin:

Latin, literally 'pod'

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Definition of siliqua in the US English dictionary

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