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单词 silique
释义

silique

noun

si·​lique sə-ˈlēk How to pronounce silique (audio)
: a narrow elongated 2-valved usually many-seeded capsule that is characteristic of the mustard family, opens by sutures at either margin, and has two parietal placentas

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web An average garlic mustard plant can produce up to 600 tiny seeds, which are arranged in long, narrow capsules called siliques. Dave Taft, New York Times, 11 May 2017

Word History

Etymology

French, from New Latin siliqua, from Latin, pod, husk

First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined above

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