Septifragal
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Septifragal is an adjective meaning (botany) Breaking from the partitions; said of a method of dehiscence in which the valves of a pod break away from the partitions, while these remain attached to the common axis.
Meaning
(botany) Breaking from the partitions; said of a method of dehiscence in which the valves of a pod break away from the partitions, while these remain attached to the common axis.
Example Sentences
septifragal mode
septifragal capsule
septifragal dehiscence
the dehiscence is loculicidally septifragal
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include septicidal, septiferous, septemfid, intersepalar, ruptile, circumscissile.
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