Etymology

septifragal

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Latin frangere
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  1. Latin · derived fromfrangere
  2. English todayseptifragal

From septum + Latin frangere, fractum (“to break”).

Words from the same roots

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