silicula

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlə

Noun

silicula (plural siliculas or siliculae)

1. (botany) Alternative spelling of silicle

Latin

Noun

silicula f (genitive siliculae); first declension

1. diminutive of siliqua (“pod”)
2. little husk or pod, a silicle

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	silicula	siliculae
Genitive	siliculae	siliculārum
Dative	siliculae	siliculīs
Accusative	siliculam	siliculās
Ablative	siliculā	siliculīs
Vocative	silicula	siliculae

Descendants

• English: silicle, silicule

References

• “silicula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• silicula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.