Septicidal Definition

sĕptĭ-sīdl
adjective
Splitting open, or dehiscent, down the middle of the partitions uniting carpels.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Septicidal

  • sept(um) Latin -cīdere to cut (from caedere caesura) –al

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • septum + Latin caedere to cut: compare French septicide.

    From Wiktionary

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