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Definition of: septicidal
(sep′tə·sīd′l) adjective Bot.
Dividing at the partitions: said of the dehiscence of a plant capsule that resolves itself at maturity into its component carpels by splitting through the septa. Also sep′ti·cide. [<SEPTI-2 + L caedere cut]
—sep′ti·ci′dal·ly adverb
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