septicidal adjective.
[sɛptɪ'sʌɪd(ǝ)l] E19.[from SEPTUM + -I- + Latin caedere, -cid- to cut (cf. -CIDE) + -AL1.]Botany. (Of the dehiscence of a fruit) occurring along the septa separating the carpels; (of a carpel of a fruit) that undergoes such dehiscence. Cf.
LOCULICIDAL.
■ septicidally adverb M19. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲