septicidal

(sep′tə sīd′'l)

adjective

Bot. splitting open, or dehiscent, down the middle of the partitions uniting carpels

Origin: < septi- + -cide + -al

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See septicidal in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Botany

Dehiscing by splitting along or through the septa. Used of a seed capsule.

Origin:

Origin: sept(um)

Origin: + Latin -cīdere, to cut (from caedere; see caesura)

Origin: + -al¹

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