loculicidal adjective.
[,lɒkjʊlɪ'sʌɪd(ǝ)l] E19.[from Latin LOCULUS + -I- + caedere, -cid- to cut (cf. -CIDE) + -AL1.]Botany. (Of the dehiscence of a fruit) occurring through the back or dorsal suture of the loculus; (of a carpel of fruit) that undergoes such dehiscence. Cf.
SEPTICIDAL.
■ loculicidally adverb M19. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲