septifragal

[sep-tif-ruh-guhl]

adjective

Botany.

1. (of a capsule) dehiscing by breaking away from the partitions but remaining attached to the common axis; dehiscing at the valves or backs of the carpels but leaving the septa intact.

septifragal

/ sɛpˈtɪfrəɡəl /

adjective

1. (of a dehiscence) characterized by breaking apart from a natural line of division in the fruit

Other Word Forms

• septifragally adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of septifragal¹

C19: from _septi- ² + -fragal, from Latin frangere to break

Example Sentences

This is called Septifragal dehiscence.

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Septifragal, where the valves in dehiscence break away from the partitions, 123.

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Diagram of septifragal dehiscence of the loculicidal type.

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Changed "Sepifragal" to "Septifragal" on page 123: "Septifragal dehiscence."

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