noun
- a long narrow seed pod that splits open along two sides, characteristic of plants in the mustard family
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The mustard plant produces a distinctive silique containing several seeds.
- Botanists identify members of the Brassicaceae family by their characteristic siliques.
- When mature, the silique splits open to release the seeds inside.
- The cabbage flower develops into a silique after pollination.
- Students examined the silique under a microscope to observe its structure.
- The silique of the radish plant is longer than that of the turnip.