SEPTIFEROUS

Etymology 1

Adjective

septiferous (not comparable)

(botany) Bearing a partition; said of the valves of a capsule.

Etymology 2

Adjective

septiferous (not comparable)

(obsolete) Conveying putrid poison.

Anagrams

• pestiferous

Source: Wiktionary


Sep*tif"er*ous, a. Etym: [Septum + -ferous: cf. F. septifère.] (Bot.)

Definition: Bearing a partition; -- said of the valves of a capsule.

Sep*tif"er*ous, a. Etym: [Gr. -ferous.]

Definition: Conveying putrid poison; as, the virulence of septiferous matter.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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