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siliqua


  2  definitions  found 
 
  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  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  siliqua 
  n  :  narrow  elongated  seed  capsule  peculiar  to  the  family 
  Cruciferae  [syn:  {silique}] 




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