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silique en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈsɪlɪk/

Etymology

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

Meanings

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.

Forms

Deriveds

siliquiform · siliquaceous

Relateds

siliquose · siliquous

Translations (24)

sk šešuľa (fruit with two carpels) · cy silicwa (fruit with two carpels) · de Schote (fruit with two carpels) · sl lusk (fruit with two carpels) · br hirglorenn (fruit with two carpels) · eo silikvo (fruit with two carpels) · uk стручок (fruit with two carpels) · dsb tšuk (fruit with two carpels) · fi litu (fruit with two carpels) · cs šešule (fruit with two carpels) · hu becő (fruit with two carpels) · ro silicvă (fruit with two carpels) · tl gitladbunga (fruit with two carpels) · ru стручо́к (fruit with two carpels) · fr silique (fruit with two carpels) · it siliqua (fruit with two carpels) · es vaina (fruit with two carpels) · es silicua (fruit with two carpels) · pl łuszczynka (fruit with two carpels) · nl hauw (fruit with two carpels) · hu becőtermés (fruit with two carpels) · pl łuszczyna (fruit with two carpels) · be струк (fruit with two carpels) · hsb truk (fruit with two carpels)