SEPTICIDAL

Etymology

Adjective

septicidal (not comparable)

(botany) Dividing the partitions; said of a method of dehiscence in which a pod splits through the partitions and is divided into its component carpels.

Anagrams

• pesticidal

Source: Wiktionary


Sep"ti*ci`dal, a. Etym: [Septum + L. caedere to cut: cf. F. septicide.] (Bot.)

Definition: Dividing the partitions; -- said of a method of dehiscence in which a pod splits through the partitions and is divided into its component carpels.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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