Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In botany, same as
silique . - noun A Roman unit of weight, 1⁄1728 of a pound.
- noun A weight of four grains used in weighing gold and precious stones; a carat.
- noun In anatomy, a formation suggesting a husk or pod.
- noun The lowest unit in the Roman coinage, the twenty-fourth part of a solidus. See
solidus . - noun A coin of base silver of the Gothic and Lombard kings of Italy. Also
silica .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) Same as
silique . - noun A weight of four grains; a carat; -- a term used by jewelers, and refiners of gold.
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- noun botany Alternative spelling of
silique . - noun A
weight of fourgrains ; acarat .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae
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Examples
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The lowest elevations are distinguished by the predominance of sclerophyllous evergreen and semi-deciduous oak forests (Quercus coccifera, Q. brachyphylla), "maquis" of carob (Ceratonia siliqua), junipers (Juniperus phoenicea), and tree-spurge (Euphorbia dendroides).
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Wild olive (Olea europaea and O. maroccana) and carob (Ceratonia siliqua) woodlands and maquis were once widely spread all along the fertile, deep soils of the warmest dry coastal and inland plains.
Southwest Iberian Mediterranean sclerophyllous and mixed forests 2008
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Other mountain shrubs are carob Ceratonia siliqua, Tetraclinis articulata (R) and Cistus salvifolius.
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Olea europea, Cerotonia siliqua, Pistacia palestina, Ficus, and Laurel are all very important species in the local human culture.
Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests 2008
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Wild olive (Olea europaea) and carob (Ceratonia siliqua) woodlands and maquis are mainly distributed in the southern part of the ecoregion and in river canyons of the Duero and Tajo basins.
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The Ceratonia siliqua tree layer in particular is so degraded that it is only represented by a few individuals.
Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests 2008
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Thick with stands of wild olive (Olea europaea) and carob (Ceratonia siliqua), the Mediterranean forests of southern France and Spain have long been considered a lush locale to live in and to visit.
Northeastern Spain and Southern France Mediterranean forests 2007
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The driest low plains, with less than 300 mm of annual rainfall, host a semi-arid, shrub-like vegetation where wild olive (Olea europaea), carob (Ceratonia siliqua), and jujube lotus (Zizyphus lotus) once flourished.
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Wild olive (Olea europaea) and carob (Ceratonia siliqua) woodlands and maquis are mainly distributed in the southern portion of the ecoregion (Valencia region and Balearic Islands).
Northeastern Spain and Southern France Mediterranean forests 2007
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• Locust-bean gum, from seeds of the carob tree, Ceratonia siliqua
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
qms commented on the word siliqua
Great Caesar, while fearful and curious,
Considered a penny usurious.
"A siliqua for your thoughts"
Won't uncover many plots.
So died poor Julius the Penurious.
July 28, 2014