Word: siliques
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: si
liques
Definition: Plural of silique; narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae
Morphemes:
Affix: silique
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: 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.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: siliqua
Language: la
Decoded: siliqua
PoS: Noun
Meaning: pod (of a pea or bean plant)
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).