Etymology

silique

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Today it means: A long dry fruit (seed capsule), length more than twice the width, typical to cruciferous plants and consisting of two fused carpels that separate when ripe. Full definition →

French silique ← Latin siliqua
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  1. Latin · derived fromsiliqua“a pod or husk, a very small weight or measure”
  2. French · borrowed fromsilique
  3. English todaysilique

From French silique, from Latin siliqua (“a pod or husk, a very small weight or measure”). Doublet of siliqua.

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