"septicidal" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From septum + Latin caedere (“to cut”). Compare French septicide. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|caedere|t=to cut}} Latin caedere (“to cut”), {{cog|fr|septicide}} French septicide Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} septicidal (not comparable)
  1. (botany) Exhibiting or relating to a method of dehiscence in which a pod splits through the partitions and is divided into its component carpels. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: septicidally Coordinate_terms: loculicidal
    Sense id: en-septicidal-en-adj-XlIEyXR6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Botany Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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