siliqua

American  

[sil-i-kwuh] / ˈsɪl ɪ kwə /

noun

plural

siliquae

1. a silver coin of the later Roman Empire, the 24th part of a solidus, first issued by Constantine.

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siliqua British  

/ sɪˈliːkwə, sɪˈliːk, ˈsɪlɪk, ˈsɪlɪˌkwəʊs, ˌsɪlɪˈkweɪʃəs, ˈsɪlɪkwə, ˈsɪlɪkwəs /

noun

1. the long dry dehiscent fruit of cruciferous plants, such as the wallflower, consisting of two compartments separated by a central septum to which the seeds are attached

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Other Word Forms

• siliquaceous adjective
• siliquose adjective

Etymology

Origin of siliqua

1885–90; < Late Latin; Latin: pod, carob tree

Example Sentences

Pyrethrum, anthemis pyrethrum, tobacco, cloves, pepper, cowhage, stizolobium siliqua hirsuta.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

Here, too, may also be mentioned the presence of an adventitious siliqua within the ordinary one attached along the same line as the ovules, and partially divided by a replum into two cavities.

From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.

The fruit is a pod or siliqua splitting by two valves from below upwards and leaving the placentas with the seeds attached to the replum or framework of the septum.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various

When the fruit is several times longer than broad it is known as a siliqua, as in stock or wallflower; when about as long as broad, a silicula, as in shepherd’s purse.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various

The Cassia fistula of Ceylon resembles it somewhat in flavour, but the Ceratonia siliqua is free from the medicinal properties of the former tree.

From Cyprus, as I Saw It in 1879 by Baker, Samuel White, Sir