siliculose, a. Bot.
(sɪlɪkjʊˈləʊs)
[ad. mod.L. siliculōs-us, f. silicula: cf. F. siliculeux.]
Bearing small short pods.
| 1731 Bailey vol. II. (ed. 2), Siliculose, husky or full of husks. 1759 B. Stillingfleet Misc. Tracts (1762) 357 Horses are nicer in choosing than any of our cattle; siliquose and siliculose plants particularly are not relished by them. 1785 Martyn Rousseau's Bot. xxiii. (1794) 320 The Siliculose or short-podded order leads the way. 1857 A. Gray First Less. Bot. (1866) 230 Siliculose, bearing a silicle, or a fruit resembling it. |
So siˈliculous a., ‘having silicles or little pods, or pertaining to them’ (Webster, 1828–32).