Definition of Siliquae. Meaning of Siliquae. Synonyms of Siliquae

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Definition of Siliquae

Siliquae
Siliqua Sil"i*qua, n.; pl. Siliqu[ae]. [L. See Silique.] 1. (Bot.) Same as Silique. 2. A weight of four grains; a carat; -- a term used by jewelers, and refiners of gold.

Meaning of Siliquae from wikipedia

- The siliqua (pl. siliquas or siliquae) is the modern name—given without any ancient evidence to confirm the designation—to small, thin, Roman silver coins...
- coin, usually in the exergue for the 20 and 22 siliquae coins, and by stars in the field for the 23 siliquae coins. Despite the Eastern half of the Roman...
- A silique or siliqua (plural siliques or siliquae) is a type of fruit (seed capsule) having two fused carpels with the length being more than three times...
- upright pointing siliquae which are straight and 1.5–2.5 cm long and 1–1.4mm in diameter. When the fruit is ripe the valves on the siliquae will coil tightly...
- Name (nominative and genitive singular) Meaning 1⁄1728=12−3 𐆕 Siliqua, siliquae 1⁄288 ℈ Scripulum, scripuli "scruple" 1⁄144=12−2 Ƨ Dimidia ****tula, dimidiae...
- currency in the 380s by the Emperor Theodosius I and initially weighed 8 siliquae (equivalent to 1.52 grams). Roman tremisses continued to be commonly minted...
- solidus was exactly 1 Roman pound, and that the weight of 1 solidus was 24 siliquae. The weight of a Roman pound is generally believed to have been 327.45 g...
- in 368. Of the siliquae, 428 are locally produced imitations, generally of high quality and with as much silver as the official siliquae of the period...
- included two denarii from the early 2nd century and 8 miliarensia and 671 siliquae all dating from AD 337 to 367. The majority were struck in the reigns of...
- flower's center upon flowering. The rapeseed pods are green and elongated siliquae during development that eventually ripen to brown. They grow on pedicels...