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Word: Septicidal
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 19th century; earliest use found in The Monthly Review. From septum + -cidal, after French septicide
Definition:
Designating a type of dehiscence in which a fruit dehisces (splits) along the septa between the carpels. Also (of a fruit, specifically a capsule): that dehisces in this manner.
Variant Forms:
- septacidal
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