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capsule vs silique

silique vs capsule

capsule and silique both are nouns.

capsule is a verb but silique is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
capsule Yes No Yes No
silique Yes No No No
As nouns, silique is a hyponym of capsule; that is, silique is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than capsule:
  • capsule: a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
  • silique: narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae
Other hyponyms of capsule include bilocular capsule, boll, siliqua.
capsule (noun) silique (noun)
a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae
a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
a small container
a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute
a structure that encloses a body part
a shortened version of a written work
a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
capsule (verb) silique (verb)
put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
enclose in a capsule
Difference between capsule and silique

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