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SILICLE
silicle
(noun) short broad silique occurring in some cruciferous plants
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
silicle (plural silicles)
(botany) A short silique, such as the seed capsule (fruit) of shepherd's purse.
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• cillies
Source: Wiktionary
Sil"i*cle, n. Etym: [L. silicula, dim. of siliqua a pod or husk: cf. F. silicule.] (Bot.)
Definition: A seed vessel resembling a silique, but about as broad as it is long. See Silique.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FISSILE
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