loculicidal

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adjective

Dehiscent through the middle of the back of each cell.

“loculicidal capsules”

OriginLatin loculus →
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Meanings

adjectiveloculicidal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyDehiscent through the middle of the back of each cell.

    loculicidal capsules

    1 more example

    loculicidal dehiscence

Origin

  1. Latinloculus“cell”
  2. Englishloculicidal

From Latin loculus (“cell”) + caedere (“to cut”). Compare French loculicide.

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APA

loculicidal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loculicidal

MLA

“loculicidal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loculicidal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “loculicidal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loculicidal.

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