[si.lique] n [F, fr. NL siliqua, fr. L, pod, husk] (1785): a narrow elongated two-valved usu. many-seeded capsule that is characteristic of the mustard family, opens by sutures at either margin, and has two parietal placentas
SILIQUE
Meaning of SILIQUE in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012