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