[ 'sɪlɪkwə ]
(also silique sɪ'li:k )
■ noun ( plural ~e -kwi: or siliques sɪ'li:ks )
1》 Botany the long, narrow seed pod of many plants of the cabbage family.
2》 a Roman silver coin of the 4th and 5th centuries AD, worth 1/24 solidus.
Derivatives
siliquose -kwəʊs adjective
Origin
L., lit. 'pod'.