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silicle

silicle noun: a short silique, such as the seed capsule (fruit) of shepherd's purse.

Noun

silicle (plural silicles)

  1. A short silique, such as the seed capsule (fruit) of shepherd's purse.

Forms of silicle

pluralsilicles
alternative formsilicula
alternative formsilicule

Questions about silicle

What does silicle mean?
Silicle means a short silique, such as the seed capsule (fruit) of shepherd's purse.
What part of speech is silicle?
Silicle is a noun.
What is the plural of silicle?
The plural of silicle is silicles.

Words near silicle in the dictionary

  1. silicium
  2. siliciureted
  3. siliciuretted
  4. silicization
  5. silicizations
  6. silicle
  7. silicles
  8. silico-
  9. silico-borocalcite
  10. silicoaluminate
  11. silicoaluminates

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