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septifragal

septifragal adjective: breaking from the partitions; said of a method of dehiscence in which the valves of a pod break away from the partitions, while these remain attached to the common axis.

Adjective

septifragal (not comparable)

  1. Breaking from the partitions; said of a method of dehiscence in which the valves of a pod break away from the partitions, while these remain attached to the common axis.
    • septifragal dehiscence
    • septifragal mode

Origin of septifragal

From septum + Latin frangere, fractum (“to break”).

Words formed from septifragal

Questions about septifragal

What does septifragal mean?
Septifragal means breaking from the partitions; said of a method of dehiscence in which the valves of a pod break away from the partitions, while these remain attached to the common axis.
What part of speech is septifragal?
Septifragal is an adjective.

Words near septifragal in the dictionary

  1. septicæmias
  2. septicæmiæ
  3. septide
  4. septiferous
  5. septiform
  6. septifragal
  7. septifragally
  8. septilateral
  9. septile
  10. septiles
  11. septillion

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