septicidal

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adjective

Exhibiting or relating to a method of dehiscence in which a pod splits through the partitions and is divided into its component carpels.

“septicidal capsules”

OriginLatin caedere →
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Meanings

adjectivesepticidal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyExhibiting or relating to a method of dehiscence in which a pod splits through the partitions and is divided into its component carpels.

    septicidal capsules

    1 more example

    septicidal dehiscence

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
septicide

Origin

  1. Latincaedere“to cut”
  2. Englishsepticidal

From septum + Latin caedere (“to cut”). Compare French septicide.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

pesticidal
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “septicidal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/septicidal.

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