'Silique' definitions:
Definition of 'silique'
(from WordNet)
noun
Narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae [syn: silique, siliqua]
Definition of 'Silique'
From: GCIDE
- Silique \Sil"ique\, n. [L. siliqua a pod or husk, a very small weight or measure: cf. F. silique.] (Bot.) An oblong or elongated seed vessel, consisting of two valves with a dissepiment between, and opening by sutures at either margin. The seeds are attached to both edges of the dissepiment, alternately upon each side of it. [1913 Webster]