septicidal

[ sep-tuh-sahyd-l ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. (of a plant's capsule) bursting open lengthwise along a septum.

septicidal

/ ˌsɛptɪˈsaɪdəl /

adjective

1. botany (of a dehiscence) characterized by splitting along the partitions of the seed capsule

Derived Forms

• ˌseptiˈcidally, adverb

Other Words From

• septi·cidal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of septicidal¹

First recorded in 1810–20; sept(um) ( def ) + -cidal ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of septicidal¹

C19: from septi- ² + -cidal

Example Sentences

Pod ovoid-oblong, pointed, 2-celled, 2-valved, septicidal, many-seeded.—Low upright shrubs, with ovate or oblong pointed serrate leaves, and cymosely 3–several-flowered peduncles, from the upper axils or terminal.

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Capsule 3-angular, 3-partible or septicidal; cells many-seeded.

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Capsule septicidal, with 3–4 valves.

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Calyx 5-cleft, free from the 2-celled ovary, which becomes a septicidal capsule.

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Septicidal, sep-ti-sī′dal, adj. dividing the partitions, as when fruit splits asunder—also Sep′ticide.—adv.

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