(sɪˈlɪkjʊlə), silicle (ˈsɪlɪkəl) or silicule (ˈsɪlɪkjʊl)
nounWord forms: plural-culae (-kjʊliː), -cles or -cules
botany
a short broad siliqua, occurring in such cruciferous plants as honesty and shepherd's-purse
Word origin
C18: from Latin silicula a small pod; see siliqua
Examples of 'silicles' in a sentence
silicles
Seeds in silicles in watered soil began to germinate earlier in autumn and germinated to higher percentages than isolated seeds.
Yuan M Zhou, Juan J Lu, Dun Y Tan, Carol C Baskin, Jerry M Baskin 2015, 'Seed Germination Ecology of the Cold Desert Annual Isatis violascens (Brassicaceae):Two Levels of Physiological Dormancy and Role of the Pericarp.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4626048?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)