siliquose

American  

[sil-i-kwohs] / ˈsɪl ɪˌkwoʊs /

Also siliquous

adjective

1. bearing siliques.

2. resembling a silique or silicle.

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Etymology

Origin of siliquose

From the New Latin word siliquōsus, dating back to 1685–95. See silique, -ose ¹

Example Sentences

The whole tribe is termed lepidium, or "siliquose," scaly, with reference to the shape of the seed-pouches.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

It is one-celled siliquose, and pulpy within, wrinkled on the outside, and full of a vast number of seeds like grains of sand, having when properly prepared, a peculiar and delicious fragrance.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.