SILIQUE Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word silique. (close relations)
Definition of SILIQUE
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siliqua | nounn | |||||||
noun • narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae | ||||||||
legume | nounn | |||||||
noun • an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae • the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the case • the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils) | ||||||||
pod | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves) • a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant • a group of aquatic mammals • a detachable container of fuel on an airplane verb • take something out of its shell or pod • produce pods, of plants | ||||||||
seedpod | nounn | |||||||
noun • a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant | ||||||||
capsules | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small container • a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside • a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses • a shortened version of a written work • a structure that encloses a body part • a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space • a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute verb • enclose in a capsule • put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume | ||||||||
fruits | nounn | |||||||
noun • the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant • an amount of a product • the consequence of some effort or action verb • cause to bear fruit • bear fruit |