sĭlĭqua — Lewis and Short Latin Dictionary

sĭlĭqua, ae, f. Lit., a pod or husk of leguminous plants, Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 3; Plin. 18, 12, 30, § 120; Verg. G. 1, 74.— Transf.: sĭlĭquae, ārum, pulse, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 123; Pers. 3, 55; Juv. 11, 58.— Siliqua Graeca, the carob-tree, a carob, St. John's bread, Col. 5, 10, 20; 7, 9, 6; id. Arb. 25, 1; also simply siliqua, Plin. 15, 24, 26, § 95; 23, 8, 79, § 151; Pall. Febr. 25, 27; id. Insit. 117.—A variety of the same is called siliqua Syriaca, Plin. 23, 8, 79, § 151; Scrib. Comp. 121.— The same as faenum Graecum; v. silicia.— The name of a very small weight or measure, Rhem. Fan. Pond. 10; Veg. 1, 20, 2.—As a coin, the twenty-fourth part of a solidus, Cod. Just. 4, 32, 26 fin.

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sĭlĭqua

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sĭlĭqua

Headword (normalized/stripped):

siliqua

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siliqua

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