Sep"ti*ci`dal (?), a. [Septum +
L. caedere to cut: cf. F. septicide.] (Bot.)
Dividing the partitions; -- said of a method of dehiscence in
which a pod splits through the partitions and is divided into its
component carpels.
Sep"ti*ci`dal (?), a. [Septum +
L. caedere to cut: cf. F. septicide.] (Bot.)
Dividing the partitions; -- said of a method of dehiscence in
which a pod splits through the partitions and is divided into its
component carpels.