silicle

[ sil-i-kuhl ]

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noun

Botany.

silicle

/ ˈ��ɪ��ɪ��ə�� /

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Origin of silicle¹

First recorded in 1775–85, silicle is from the Latin word silicula little husk or pod. See siliqua, -ule

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Pod a short silique or a silicle, varying from oblong-linear to globular, terete or nearly so; valves strongly convex, nerveless.

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Pouch, the silicle or short pod, as of Shepherd's Purse, 123.

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