silicle

[ sil-i-kuhl ]

/ ˈsɪl ɪ kəl /

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noun Botany.

a short silique.

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Origin of silicle

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

Words nearby silicle

silicide, siliciferous, silicified wood, silicify, silicium, silicle, silicon, Silicon Alley, silicon carbide, silicon chip, silicon-controlled rectifier

How to use silicle in a sentence

Herbs, with a pungent watery juice and cruciform tetradynamous flowers; fruit a silique or silicle.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Pod a short silique or a silicle, varying from oblong-linear to globular, terete or nearly so; valves strongly convex, nerveless.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Pouch, the silicle or short pod, as of Shepherd's Purse, 123.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for silicle

silicle

/ (ˈsɪlɪkəl) /

noun

botany a variant of silicula

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