(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:08:16

Sil"i*cle (?), n. [L. silicula, dim. of siliqua a pod or husk: cf. F. silicule.] Bot.

A seed vessel resembling a silique, but about as broad as it is long. See Silique.

 

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