septicidal

[ sep-tuh-sahyd-l ]

/ ˌsɛp təˈsaɪd l /

(of a capsule) dehiscing lengthwise along a septum.

OTHER WORDS FROM septicidal

sep·ti·cid·al·ly, adverb

Capsule globular, 4-celled, septicidal, the valves (under a strong lens) transversely and densely striate.

The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States |Asa Gray
Septicidal, sep-ti-sī′dal, adj. dividing the partitions, as when fruit splits asunder—also Sep′ticide.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) |Various
Septicidal, where dehiscence is through the partitions, 123.

The Elements of Botany |Asa Gray
Capsule 3-angular, 3-partible or septicidal; cells many-seeded.

The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States |Asa Gray

Capsule 5-celled, 5-valved, septicidal (as are all the succeeding), many-seeded.

The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States |Asa Gray

septicidal

/ (ˌsɛptɪˈsaɪdəl) /

botany (of a dehiscence) characterized by splitting along the partitions of the seed capsule

septicidally, adverb

C19: from septi- ² + -cidal