noun
- plural of silique; elongated seed pods that split open along two sides, characteristic of plants in the mustard family
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The botanist examined the siliques of the mustard plant.
- When mature, the siliques split open to release their seeds.
- Cabbage plants produce siliques containing multiple seeds.
- The siliques were collected for seed propagation.
- Each silique contained about twenty small black seeds.
- The dried siliques rattled in the wind.