Definition of Silicle. Meaning of Silicle. Synonyms of Silicle

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Definition of Silicle

Silicle
Silicle 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.

Meaning of Silicle from wikipedia

- less than three times the width of the dried fruit it is referred to as a silicle. The outer walls of the ovary (the valves) usually separate when ripe,...
- Arachis hypogaea (peanuts). Capsules derived from two carpels include silicles and siliques that dehisce along two suture lines but retain a partition...
- key). Schizocarp, see below – (carrot seed). Silique – (radish seed). Silicle – (shepherd's purse). Utricle – (beet, Rumex). Fruits in which part or...
- generally smaller than a tree. sigmoid Shaped like the letter 'S'. silicula or silicle A fruit like a siliqua, but stouter, not more than twice as long as wide...
- elm, maple key). Schizocarp – (carrot seed). Silique – (radish seed). Silicle – (shepherd's purse). Utricle – (beet, Rumex). Fruits in which part or...
- raceme of flowers with yellow petals and sepals. The fruit is a hanging silicle containing flat seeds. This plant grows on shale barrens in the Piceance...
- These are called silique if at least three times longer than wide, or silicle if the length is less than three times the width. The fruit is very variable...
- lavender petals 4 to 8 millimeters long. The fruit is a double-lobed, winged silicle that breaks in half at maturity, each lobe carrying a flat seed 2 or 3...
- related groups of plants; these fruits include capsules, follicles, legumes, silicles and siliques. When fruits do not open and release their seeds in a regular...
- long and greenish or purplish sepals. The fruit is a small, flattened silicle. NatureServe (2023). "Draba fladnizensis". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved...