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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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