silique

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/ˈsɪlɪk/

noun

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.

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siliqua
OriginFrench silique ← Latin siliqua →
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Meanings

nounsilique (plural siliques)

plural siliques · alternative siliqua

  1. biologyA 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounnarrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae

Similar
siliqua
Broader
capsule
Also see
siliqua

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinsiliqua“a pod or husk, a very small weight or measure”
  2. Frenchsilique
  3. Englishsilique

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

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Translations

Czech šešule
  • šešulefruit with two carpels
Dutch hauw
  • hauwfruit with two carpels
Esperanto silikvo
  • silikvofruit with two carpels
Finnish litu
  • litufruit with two carpels
French silique
  • siliquefruit with two carpels
German Schote
  • Schotefruit with two carpels
Hungarian becő, becőtermés
  • becőfruit with two carpels
  • becőtermésfruit with two carpels
Italian siliqua
  • siliquafruit with two carpels
Polish łuszczyna, łuszczynka
  • łuszczynafruit with two carpels
  • łuszczynkafruit with two carpels
Romanian silicvă
  • silicvăfruit with two carpels
Russian стручо́к
  • стручо́к (stručók)fruit with two carpels
Slovak šešuľa
  • šešuľafruit with two carpels
Spanish silicua, vaina
  • silicuafruit with two carpels
  • vainafruit with two carpels
Tagalog gitladbunga
  • gitladbungafruit with two carpels
Ukrainian стручок
  • стручок (stručok)fruit with two carpels
Welsh silicwa
  • silicwafruit with two carpels
Cite this entry
APA

silique. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silique

MLA

“silique.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silique. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “silique,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silique.

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