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silique

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun silique has 1 sense
  1. silique, siliqua - narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae
    --1 is a kind of capsule
    --1 has particulars: silicle

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Silique

A silique is a type of plant fruit that is derived from the ovary of a flowering plant. It is a long and narrow structure with two parallel sides and a central partition, containing seeds arranged in two rows.

Sample sentences:

  1. The silique of the mustard plant is a common example of this type of fruit.
  2. The farmer collected the siliques from the radish plants to harvest the seeds.
  3. In biology, the development of a silique is an important reproductive process in many flowering plants.

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