Definition of siliqua in English:

siliqua

(also silique)

nounPlural siliquae, Plural siliques ˈsɪlɪkwəˈsɪləkwə

1Botany
The long, narrow seed pod of many plants of the cabbage family, splitting open when mature.
Example sentencesExamples
- The minimum criterion for deciding that a plant was dispersing seeds was the presence of a crack between one valve and the septum of one silique large enough for a seed to pass.
- The seeds and any abscised siliques were collected from plastic collars around the plant.
- The rosettes have small low-lying leaves, whereas shoots can be tall with numerous small flowers that produce siliques containing seeds.
- Activity was also detected in the stigma, receptacle, and petal and sepal veins, and in siliques and developing seeds.
- Recently, ethylene evolution in desiccating siliques and seeds of mustard and canola was measured, with the conclusion that ethylene within the silique may contribute to seed degreening.
2A Roman silver coin of the 4th and 5th centuries AD, worth 1/24 solidus.
Example sentencesExamples
- The coins, which were miliarenses and siliquae used throughout the Roman Empire, had come from mints as far afield as Lyon, Arles, Rome and Constantinople and were buried in about AD 365.

Derivatives

siliquose

adjective ˈsɪlɪkwəʊsˈsɪləˌkwoʊs

Other dishes from the mountain include chicken stewed with siliquose pelvetia (a kind of fungus only found within 2m of the ancient pine trees around the Nine Dragon Hill), coral herbs and hill lilac.

siliquous

adjective-kwəs

Origin

Latin, literally 'pod'.

Definition of siliqua in US English:

siliqua

(also silique)

nounˈsiləkwəˈsɪləkwə

Botany

The long, narrow seedpod of many plants of the cabbage family, splitting open when mature.
Example sentencesExamples
- The minimum criterion for deciding that a plant was dispersing seeds was the presence of a crack between one valve and the septum of one silique large enough for a seed to pass.
- The rosettes have small low-lying leaves, whereas shoots can be tall with numerous small flowers that produce siliques containing seeds.
- The seeds and any abscised siliques were collected from plastic collars around the plant.
- Activity was also detected in the stigma, receptacle, and petal and sepal veins, and in siliques and developing seeds.
- Recently, ethylene evolution in desiccating siliques and seeds of mustard and canola was measured, with the conclusion that ethylene within the silique may contribute to seed degreening.

Origin

Latin, literally ‘pod’.

单词	siliqua
释义	Definition of siliqua in English: siliqua (also silique) nounPlural siliquae, Plural siliques ˈsɪlɪkwəˈsɪləkwə 1Botany The long, narrow seed pod of many plants of the cabbage family, splitting open when mature. Example sentencesExamples The minimum criterion for deciding that a plant was dispersing seeds was the presence of a crack between one valve and the septum of one silique large enough for a seed to pass. The seeds and any abscised siliques were collected from plastic collars around the plant. The rosettes have small low-lying leaves, whereas shoots can be tall with numerous small flowers that produce siliques containing seeds. Activity was also detected in the stigma, receptacle, and petal and sepal veins, and in siliques and developing seeds. Recently, ethylene evolution in desiccating siliques and seeds of mustard and canola was measured, with the conclusion that ethylene within the silique may contribute to seed degreening. 2A Roman silver coin of the 4th and 5th centuries AD, worth 1/24 solidus. Example sentencesExamples The coins, which were miliarenses and siliquae used throughout the Roman Empire, had come from mints as far afield as Lyon, Arles, Rome and Constantinople and were buried in about AD 365. Derivatives siliquose adjective ˈsɪlɪkwəʊsˈsɪləˌkwoʊs Other dishes from the mountain include chicken stewed with siliquose pelvetia (a kind of fungus only found within 2m of the ancient pine trees around the Nine Dragon Hill), coral herbs and hill lilac. siliquous adjective-kwəs Origin Latin, literally 'pod'. Definition of siliqua in US English: siliqua (also silique) nounˈsiləkwəˈsɪləkwə Botany The long, narrow seedpod of many plants of the cabbage family, splitting open when mature. Example sentencesExamples The minimum criterion for deciding that a plant was dispersing seeds was the presence of a crack between one valve and the septum of one silique large enough for a seed to pass. The rosettes have small low-lying leaves, whereas shoots can be tall with numerous small flowers that produce siliques containing seeds. The seeds and any abscised siliques were collected from plastic collars around the plant. Activity was also detected in the stigma, receptacle, and petal and sepal veins, and in siliques and developing seeds. Recently, ethylene evolution in desiccating siliques and seeds of mustard and canola was measured, with the conclusion that ethylene within the silique may contribute to seed degreening. Origin Latin, literally ‘pod’.
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