Silique
/ˈsɪlɪk/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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.
- 2 narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae wordnet
Example
More examples"The fruit of a cabbage is a silique."
Etymology
From French silique, from Latin siliqua (“a pod or husk, a very small weight or measure”). Doublet of siliqua.