septifragal
Meanings
adj
- 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.
Word forms
Etymology
From septum + Latin frangere, fractum (“to break”).
Derived words
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