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ˈsiliquous, a. Bot. Now rare.
= siliquose 1.
1668Wilkins Real Char. ii. iv. §5. 96 Herbs..considered according to their Seed-vessels, may be distinguished into..Siliquous; containing their seeds in long pods. Ibid. 100 Siliquous Herbs not Papilionaceous. 1688Holme Armoury ii. 117/2 Siliquous seed [are] such as are born in husks, cods, or shells. 1731Miller Gard. Dict., Siliquous, having Seed-Vessels, Husk, Pod, or Shell. 1895H. Callan From Clyde to Jordan xviii. 188 Siliquous vegetables like double peas. |