silicula

silicula silicle (ˈsɪlɪkəl) or silicule (ˈsɪlɪkjʊl) noun plural -liculae (-ˈlɪkjʊliː), -cles or -cules

1. botany a short broad siliqua, occurring in such cruciferous plants as honesty and shepherd’s-purse

Word Origin for silicula C18: from Latin silicula a small pod; see siliqua Examples from the Web for silicula Historical Examples of silicula

The silicula, of the same nature as the siliqua, but about as broad as it is long.

Field and Woodland Plants

William S. Furneaux

The partition is narrow, hence the silicula is angustiseptal.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3

Various

Silicula integra, ovali-oblonga: valvis planiusculis, dissepimento parallelis.

The Botanical Magazine, Vol. V

William Curtis