si·lique 
(sĭ-lēk) or sil·i·qua (sĭlĭ-kwə)
(sĭ-lēk) or sil·i·qua (sĭlĭ-kwə)n. pl. siliques or sil·i·quae (-kwē)
A dehiscent elongated fruit, characteristic of the mustard family, having two valves that fall away leaving a central partition as the fruit dries.
[French, from Old French, from Latin siliqua, seed pod.]
sili·quous (sĭlĭ-kwəs), sili·quose′ (-kwōs′) adj.
silique- Indo-European root: kap-
- Indo-European root: kaput-
- Indo-European root: kar-
- Indo-European root: kas-
- Indo-European root: kat-
- Indo-European root: kau-
- Indo-European root: kaə-id-
- Indo-European root: ked-
- Indo-European root: keg-
- Indo-European root: kei-
- Indo-European root: keiə-
- Indo-European root: kekw-
- Indo-European root: kel-
- Indo-European root: kel-
- Indo-European root: kelə-
- Indo-European root: kelə-
- Indo-European root: ken-
- Indo-European root: kenk-
- Indo-European root: kens-
- Indo-European root: kent-
- Indo-European root: ker-
- Indo-European root: ker-
- Indo-European root: ker-
- Indo-European root: kerd-
- Indo-European root: kerp-