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Narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae
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siliqua
Word definitions for siliqua in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae [syn: silique ] [also: siliquae (pl)]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context botany English) (alternative spelling of silique English) 2 A weight of four grains; a carat.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Siliqua is a genus of saltwater razor clams , marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pharidae , the razor clams and jackknife clams.
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.
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.