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Meaning of "siliqua" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SILIQUA

Via French from Latin siliqua a pod.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SILIQUA

sɪˈliːkwə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SILIQUA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Siliqua is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SILIQUA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Siliqua

The siliqua is the modern name given to small, thin, Roman silver coins produced from 4th century and later. When the coins were in circulation, the Latin word siliqua was a unit of weight defined as one twenty-fourth of the weight of a Roman solidus. "Siliqua vicesima quarta pars solidi est, ab arbore, cuius semen est, vocabulum tenens." A siliqua is one-twentyfourth of a solidus and the name is taken from the seed of a tree. —Isidore of Seville, Etymologiarum libri XX, Liber XVI, 25 The term siliqua comes from the siliqua graeca, the seed of the carob tree, which in the Roman weight system is equivalent to 1/6 of a scruple. The term has been applied in modern times to the various silver coins on the premise that the coins were valued at 1/24 of the gold solidus and therefore represented a siliqua of gold in value. Since gold was worth about 14 times as much as silver in ancient Rome, such a silver coin would have a theoretical weight of 2.7 grams. There is little historical evidence to support this premise.

Definition of siliqua in the English dictionary

The definition of siliqua in the dictionary is the long dry dehiscent fruit of cruciferous plants, such as the wallflower, consisting of two compartments separated by a central septum to which the seeds are attached.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SILIQUA

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SILIQUA

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SILIQUA

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Synonyms and antonyms of siliqua in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «siliqua» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SILIQUA

Find out the translation of siliqua to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of siliqua from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «siliqua» in English.
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1,325 millions of speakers
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siliqua
570 millions of speakers
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siliqua
510 millions of speakers
hi

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siliqua
380 millions of speakers
ar

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أتيبة
280 millions of speakers
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Стручки
278 millions of speakers
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siliqua
270 millions of speakers
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Siliqua
260 millions of speakers
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siliqua
220 millions of speakers
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Siliqua
190 millions of speakers
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siliqua
180 millions of speakers
ja

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長角果
130 millions of speakers
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siliqua
85 millions of speakers
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Siliqua
85 millions of speakers
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Siliqua
80 millions of speakers
ta

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siliqua
75 millions of speakers
mr

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सिलिवा
75 millions of speakers
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siliqua
70 millions of speakers
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siliqua
65 millions of speakers
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siliqua
50 millions of speakers
uk

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стручки
40 millions of speakers
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siliqua
30 millions of speakers
el

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siliqua
15 millions of speakers
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siliqua
14 millions of speakers
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siliqua
10 millions of speakers
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siliqua
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of siliqua

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SILIQUA»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of siliqua
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about siliqua

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SILIQUA»

Discover the use of siliqua in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to siliqua and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Flora Europaea
21 Siliqua 1-5-3 mm wide; radicle incumbent 20. H taper is 21 Siliqua 1-2—1-5 mm wide; radicle accumb- ent 26. Clauaia 1 5 Stigma entire, capitate or shallowly 2-lobed 22 Petals yellow, sometimes with purple or brown veins 23 Valves of the  ...
T. G. Tutin, 1993
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Coinage and History of the Roman Empire, C. 82 B.C.--A.D. ...
Half-Siliquae) In its earliest form, the half-siliqua (to the "heavy" standard) was the equivalent of the half-argenteus, and it is a great rarity. At the reduced ("light") weight standard it was theoretically struck at 288 to the Roman pound.
David L. Vagi, 2000
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Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society: Botany
35. Hutchinsia. Siliqua oblonga v. elliptica ; valvis carinatis, apteris, 2- polyspermia. — Herbce pusillre, tenues, scapigerse ; foliis pinnatilobatis. Seeies C. Siliqua inarticulata, indehiscens, evalvis, ssepissime brevis ; vel 1-locularis 1- sperma, ...
‎1861
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The journal of the Linnean Society of London
35. Hutchinsia. Siliqua oblonga v. elliptiea ; valvis carinatis, apteris, 2- polyspermia. — Herbce pusillse, tenues, scapigerse; foliis pinnatilobatis. Sebies C. Siliqua inarticulata, indehiscens, evalvis, ssepissime brevis ; vel 1-locularis 1- sperma, ...
Linnean Society (London), 1861
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Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society
35. Hutchinsia. Siliqua oblonga v. elliptica ; valvis carinatis, apteris, 2- polyspermis. — Herbce pusillae, tenues, scapigerse; foliis pinnatilobatis. Seeies C. Siliqua inarticulata, indehiscens, evalvis, saepissime brevis ; vel 1-locularis 1- sperma, ...
Linnean Society of London, 1861
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Flora of Russia -
Siliqua indehiscent or dehiscing with difficulty 5. + Siliqua dehiscent 8. 5. Siliqua of two types: Upper — dehiscent, lower — indehiscent 58. Diptychocarpus. + All siliqua alike 6. 6. Siliqua articulated, dehiscing transversely into two-seeded ...
Andreĭ Aleksandrovich Fedorov, 2001
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The Encyclopedia of Fruit and Nuts
GERMPLASM RESOURCES AND BREEDING Zohary (2002a) reported that C. siliqua cultivars and wild-growing trees frequently grow side by side, and intercross freely. He proposed that under domestication, hermaphroditic clones were ...
Jules Janick, Robert E. Paull, 2008
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Improving Crop Resistance to Abiotic Stress: Vol. 1
High variability was recorded for secondary branches/plant, siliqua/plant, 1000- seed weight, seed yield/plant, and seed yield/siliqua. Further low variability was recorded for seeds/siliqua and primary branches per plant. Seeds/ plant were ...
Narendra Tuteja, John Wiley & Sons, 2012
9
Zoologische Ergebnisse Einer Reise in Niederlandisch Ost- Indien
Neben dieser Art gibt es einige verwandte im weiteren Gebiet des indischen Oceans, von deren keiner mir aber ein sicherer Fundort in Niederländisch-Indien bekannt ist, so: Siliqua Japonica Dunker (Aulus) Proc. Zool. Soc. 1861, p. 426.
Eduard von Martens
10
Flora of the British Isles
Hairs simple, or branched, or 0; sepals somewhat spreading; stamen filaments without appendages; median nectaries present or 0; stigma capitate, ±2-lobed; fr. a siliqua; radicle accumbent. I. Siliqua flat, opening suddenly, the valves coiling ...
A.R. Clapham, E.F. Warburg, T.G. Tutin, 1965

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SILIQUA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term siliqua is used in the context of the following news items.
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Siliqua: truffa a un'anziana vedova Derubata di 600 euro in casa
Una vedova, pensionata di 83 anni di Siliqua ha denunciato ai carabinieri di essere stata raggirata da un uomo di circa 40 anni che si era presentato nella sua ... «L'Unione Sarda, Jul 15»
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Visita guidata al Castello di Ugolino a Siliqua
Si terrà venerdì a partire dalle 21 a Siliqua, l'attesissima visita guidata al Castello del Conte Ugolino della Gherardesca che Dante descrisse come un ... «Casteddu on Line, Jul 15»
3
Siliqua, al 1° "Football Is Arrugas" trionfa la squadra de S'Arriu
Si è concluso sabato 4 luglio, al campo comunale “Manuel Grassetti” di Siliqua il torneo di calcio a 7 denominato “Football Is Arrugas”, organizzato dall'Arsd ... «Casteddu on Line, Jul 15»
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Siliqua, 1° "Football Is Arrugas": al via il torneo di calcio a 7
E' iniziato ieri sera alle ore 20,00 al campo comunale “Manuel Grassetti” di Siliqua (nella foto) il torneo di calcio a 7 denominato “Football Is Arrugas”, ... «Casteddu on Line, Jun 15»
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Siliqua, ritorna l'entusiasmante torneo di street basket Bixinaus 2015
Gli organizzatori, il Gruppo MadaSevents e il Basket Siliqua, su facebook spiegano il regolamento: «Bixinaus si gioca 4 contro 4, in due canestri in un campo di ... «Casteddu on Line, Jun 15»
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Siliqua, festa per la partita del cuore: musica, calcio e solidarietà
Una grande festa al campo comunale “Manuel Grassetti” di Siliqua, dove stasera si è disputata la Partita del cuore. Prima dell'incontro di calcio si sono esibiti il ... «Casteddu on Line, May 15»
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Siliqua: musica, storia, arte e paesaggio al Castello di Acquafredda
L'evento si svolgerà martedi 2 giugno con un'escursione guidata al Castello di Acquafredda di Siliqua, raggiungibile a piedi salendo la collina fino alle antiche ... «Casteddu on Line, May 15»
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Siliqua, concerto della banda musicale locale e festa di San Giacomo
Grande evento ieri sera nei locali del Montegranatico dove alle 18 c'è stato il concerto della banda musicale “G. Verdi” di Siliqua, diretta da Maria Bonaria ... «Casteddu on Line, May 15»
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Playoff Promozione, il Tonara supera il Siliqua ai supplementari, 2-1
Si è giocato il primo spareggio playoff della “Coppa Promozione”, tra il Tonara secondo classificato nel girone B e il Siliqua terzo classificato nel girone A. I ... «Casteddu on Line, May 15»
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Promozione, girone A: Ferrini in Eccellenza, Siliqua ai playoff
Ferrini Cagliari e Siliqua chiudono il campionato di Promozione girone A con un pareggio: 1-1 il risultato finale. In virtù di questo punteggio la squadra ... «Casteddu on Line, May 15»
REFERENCE
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