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Meaning of "silique"

silique (noun) - a type of narrow seed capsule found in plants of the cabbage family (Brassicaceae)
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  • 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.

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One example of a dehiscent fruit is the silique.
The fruit is a silique about the same length.
This results in a net increase in silique number.
A silique consists of two carpels joined margin to margin.
The fruit is a tiny podlike silique on a straight pedicel.
The fruit is a flattened oval silique.
The fruit is an inflated silique a few millimeters wide.
The black mustard fruit is a silique.
The fruit is a silique several centimeters long containing winged seeds.
The fruit is a short silique.
The fruit is a hairy silique one or two centimeters long containing many tiny seeds.
The fruit is a spherical silique.
The fruit is a narrow silique which is torulose, or constricted between the seeds.
Using the images the number of seeds per silique was determined.
The valves of the silique are glabrous or rarely bristly, three to five nerved.

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After fertilization, the gynoecium expands to form an elongated silique.
GUS expression was also detected in the silique wall and in developing seeds.
Silique dehiscence ( shattering ) in Brassica species has a pronounced effect on agricultural yields.
In this paper, a rapid and simple method has been developed for quantifying silique dehiscence.
The fruit is a wavy-edged, hairy silique about a centimeter long and half a centimeter wide.
Results, GUS activity was measured during silique development.
The fruit is a silique up to 10 centimeters long.
Electron microscopy identified the different pathways of A. brassicicola silique penetration and seed colonization.
The fruit is a silique which can be up to 10 centimeters long.
Although lec2 mutant embryos can survive silique drying Meinke et al.
The fruit is dry, capsular, formed of two long follicles, opening lengthwise like a silique.
Close view of the two outer skins of a silique and the shiny inner membrane “ dollar ”.
Some growers utilize low relative humidity, below 50 % to achieve silique maturation.
The average number of T3 seeds per silique was also not significantly affected.
The chPru promoter is relatively inactive during the early stages of silique development ( 0 to 3 DAF ).
The fruit is a curving, wormlike silique 4 to 7 centimeters in length containing tiny seeds.
The fruit is a smooth, flat, straight or slightly curved silique up to 8 to 10 centimeters long.
The fruit is a small silique ( 4 to 5 mm ) with two valves each containing a seed.
The fruit is a narrow, hairless silique up to 9 centimeters long.
The fruit is a very long silique which may exceed 10 centimeters in length.
The fruit is a long, narrow, purple silique which may be many centimeters long.

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