loculicidal

American  

[lok-yuh-luh-sahyd-l] / ˌlɒk jə ləˈsaɪd l /

adjective

Botany.

1. (of a capsule) splitting lengthwise so as to divide each locule into two parts.

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Other Word Forms

• loculicidally
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of loculicidal

First recorded in 1810–20; locul(us) + -i- + -cidal

Example Sentences

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loculicidal

Capsule cylindrical-oblong, attenuate upward and bearing the slightly lobed sessile stigma, loculicidal, many-seeded.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

Fruit a small, loculicidal 2-seeded pod, usually rounded and notched at the apex, much flattened contrary to the very narrow partition.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

Capsule of Iris, with loculicidal dehiscence; below, cut across.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

Capsule 2-celled, loculicidal, with each axile placenta bearing 2–10 flattish seeds. b.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

Capsule globose, depressed, 5-lobed, 5-celled, loculicidal, but the valves cohering with the columella.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa