First Known Use: 1785
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silique
noun si·lique \sə-ˈlēk\
Definition of SILIQUE
: a narrow elongated 2-valved usually many-seeded capsule that is characteristic of the mustard family, opens by sutures at either margin, and has two parietal placentas
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Origin of SILIQUE
French, from New Latin siliqua, from Latin, pod, husk
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