Definition of Silicles. Meaning of Silicles. Synonyms of Silicles

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Definition of Silicles

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 Silicles from wikipedia

- indehiscent siliques (compare dehiscence). Silicles of Lunaria annua – MHNT Capsella bursa-pastoris with silicles Indehiscent siliques of radish Raph****...
- Arachis hypogaea (peanuts). Capsules derived from two carpels include silicles and siliques that dehisce along two suture lines but retain a partition...
- 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...
- loose racemes, and produce flattened, two-chambered seed pods known as silicles, which are triangular to heart-shaped, each containing several seeds. Like...
- key). Schizocarp, see below – (carrot seed). Silique – (radish seed). Silicle – (shepherd's purse). Utricle – (beet, Rumex). Fruits in which part or...
- 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...
- 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...
- elm, maple key). Schizocarp – (carrot seed). Silique – (radish seed). Silicle – (shepherd's purse). Utricle – (beet, Rumex). Fruits in which part or...
- thick leaves. A short stem bears white or yellowish flowers that yield silicles. The alkali cusickiella, Cusickiella douglasii, grows in the hills and...
- 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...