silicle

American  

[sil-i-kuhl] / ˈsɪl ɪ kəl /

noun

Botany.

1. a short silique.

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silicle British  

/ ˈsɪlɪkəl /

noun

1. botany a variant of silicula

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Etymology

Origin of silicle

First recorded in 1775–85, silicle is from the Latin word silicula little husk or pod. See siliqua, -ule

Example Sentences

Siliculose, bearing a silicle, or a fruit resembling it.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

Pouch, the silicle or short pod, as of Shepherd's Purse, 123.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

Pod a short silique or a silicle, varying from oblong-linear to globular, terete or nearly so; valves strongly convex, nerveless.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa