Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

silique

/ˈsɪlɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: silique
IPA: /ˈsɪlɪk/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A long dry fruit (seed capsule), length more than twice the width, typical to cruciferous plants and consisting of two fused carpels that separate when ripe.

Etymology

From French silique, from Latin siliqua (“a pod or husk, a very small weight or measure”). Doublet of siliqua.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: silique, siliqua

Inflected Forms

siliques (plural) siliqua (alternative)

Derived Forms

siliquaceous siliquiform

Frequently Paired Words

siliquose siliquous

Synonyms

siliqua

Questions

How do you pronounce silique?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪlɪk/.
What does silique mean?: A long dry fruit (seed capsule), length more than twice the width, typical to cruciferous plants and consisting of two fused carpels that separate when ripe.
Where does silique come from?: It is traced to French.

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