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Narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae
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siliqua
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Siliqua \Sil"i*qua\, n.; pl. Siliqu[ae] . [L. See Silique .] (Bot.) Same as Silique . A weight of four grains; a carat; -- a term used by jewelers, and refiners of gold.
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The siliqua is the modern name given (without any ancient evidence to confirm the designation) to small, thin, Roman silver coins produced in the 4th century A.D. and later. When the coins were in circulation, the Latin word siliqua was a unit of weight ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context botany English) (alternative spelling of silique English) 2 A weight of four grains; a carat.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae [syn: silique ] [also: siliquae (pl)]
Usage examples of siliqua.
But, after much wrangling, I bought the Ethiope girl for a trifle less than that amount, leaving enough money for me and Wyrd to pay what we would owe at the deversorium by the time we left there, and to supply ourselves for the coming winter, and even a few siliquae to spare, for another purpose I had in mind.