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silicle


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Silicle  \Sil"i*cle\,  n.  [L.  silicula,  dim.  of  siliqua  a  pod  or 
  husk:  cf  F.  silicule.]  (Bot.) 
  A  seed  vessel  resembling  a  silique,  but  about  as  broad  as  it 
  is  long.  See  {Silique}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  silicle 
  n  :  short  broad  silique  occurring  in  some  cruciferous  plants 




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