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| sil·i·cu·la [ si líkyələ ] (plural sil·i·cu·lae [ si líkyə l ] or sil·i·cu·las) or sil·i·cule [ sílli kyl ] (plural sil·i·cules) or sil·i·cle [ síllik'l ] (plural sil·i·cles) |
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seed container: a dry fruit consisting of a broad flat pod divided by a membrane into two seed chambers, e.g. that of honesty
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| [Mid-18th century. < modern Latin, "little pod" < Latin siliqua "seed pod"] |
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