septiferous

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adjective

Bearing a partition; said of the valves of a capsule.

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Meanings

septiferous1

adjectiveseptiferous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyBearing a partition; said of the valves of a capsule.

septiferous2

adjectiveseptiferous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteConveying putrid poison.

    "What you did do," said his visitor, "was about the most dangerous thing that a doctor could be mixed up in." "Oh, no," replied Ellerslie, "he does a much more dangerous thing whenever he operates on a septiferous subject, whenever he enters a fever-stricken house. […]"

    1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC

Origin

From septum + -i- + -ferous.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with septiferous

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Anagrams

pestiferous
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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