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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>sĭlĭqua</b>: ae, f.<br /><b>I</b> Lit., a [[pod]] or [[husk]] of leguminous plants, Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 3; Plin. 18, 12, 30, § 120; Verg. G. 1, 74.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Transf.: sĭlĭquae, ārum, [[pulse]], Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 123; Pers. 3, 55; Juv. 11, 58.—<br /><b>II</b> 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.—<br /><b>III</b> The [[same]] as [[faenum]] Graecum; v. [[silicia]].—<br /> 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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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>sĭlĭqua</b>,¹⁴ æ, f.,<br /><b>1</b> silique, cosse : Plin. 18, 120 ; Virg. G. 1, 74 ; d’où <b>sĭlĭquæ</b>, ārum, légumes, plantes légumineuses : Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 123 ; Juv. 11, 58<br /><b>2</b> [[siliqua]] Græca Col. Rust. 5, 10, 20, ou [[siliqua]] seul Plin. 15, 95, caroube<br /><b>3</b> c. [[silicia]] : Col. Rust. 2, 10, 33<br /><b>4</b> [mesure] 1/6<sup>e</sup> du scrupule : Veg. Mul. 1, 20, 2 &#124;&#124; 1/24<sup>e</sup> du [[solidus]] : Cod. Just. 4, 32, 26.
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{{Georges
|georg=siliqua, ae, f., I) die [[Schote]] der Hülsenfrüchte, [[Varro]] u. Verg.: dah. Plur. siliquae, Hülsenfrüchte, Hor. u.a. – II) das Johannisbrot, Colum. u. Plin. – III) das Fönnkraut ([[fenum]] Graecum), Colum. 2, 11, 10 u. 11, 2, 71. – IV) [[als]] Maßbestimmung: a) [[ein]] kleines [[Gewicht]], der [[sechste]] [[Teil]] eines Skrupels, Auct. de pond. 10. Veget. mul. 1, 20, 2. – b) [[als]] [[Münze]],<sup> 1</sup>/<[[sub]]>24</[[sub]]> eines Solidus, Cod. Iust. 4, 32, 26.
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