Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Siliqua"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Siliqua \Sil"i*qua\, n.; pl. {Siliqu[ae]}. [L. See {Silique}.]
1. (Bot.) Same as {Silique}.
2. A weight of four grains; a carat; -- a term used by
jewelers, and refiners of gold.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
siliqua
n : narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family
Cruciferae [syn: {silique}]
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