silique; a type of dry fruit
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silique; a dry fruit composed of two carpels that splits upon maturity
technicalA botanical term for a specific type of seed capsule. Commonly found in plants of the Brassicaceae family, such as rapeseed, cabbage, and shepherd's purse.
Yóu油
cài菜
de的
jiǎo角
guǒ果
chéng成
shú熟
hòu后
huì会
liè裂
kāi开
，
sàn散
chū出
zhǒng种
zi子
。
The siliques of rapeseed will split open upon maturity, scattering the seeds.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhí植
wù物
de的
guǒ果
shí实
shì是
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
jiǎo角
guǒ果
。
The fruit of this plant is a typical silique.
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Zhí植
wù物
xué学
jiā家
zhèng正
zài在
yán研
jiū究
bù不
tóng同
pǐn品
zhǒng种
bái白
cài菜
de的
jiǎo角
guǒ果
xíng形
tài态
。
Botanists are studying the silique morphology of different cabbage varieties.