- loculicidal
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adjective
Etymology: New Latin loculus + Latin -cidere to cut, from caedere
Date: circa 1819
dehiscing longitudinally so as to bisect each loculus <loculicidal fruit>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
loculicidal
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Loculicidal — Loc u*li*ci dal, a. [L. loculus cell + caedere to cut: cf. F. loculicide.] (Bot.) Dehiscent through the middle of the back of each cell; said of capsules. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
loculicidal — [läk΄yo͞o li sīd′ l] adj. [< LOCULUS + i + CIDAL] Bot. splitting open along the midribs of the carpels of which it is formed: said of a capsule … English World dictionary
loculicidal — loculicidally, adv. /lok yeuh leuh suyd l/, adj. Bot. (of a capsule) splitting lengthwise so as to divide each locule into two parts. [1810 20; LOCUL(US) + I + CIDAL] * * * … Universalium
loculicidal — loc·u·li·ci·dal … English syllables
loculicidal — loc•u•li•cid•al [[t]ˌlɒk yə ləˈsaɪd l[/t]] adj. bot (of a capsule) splitting lengthwise so as to divide each locule into two parts • Etymology: 1810–20; locul (us) + i + L cīd(ere), comb. form ofcaedereto strike, split (cf. cide) + al I loc… … From formal English to slang
loculicidal — … Useful english dictionary
Dehiscence (botany) — Dehiscence of the follicular fruit of milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) revealing seeds within. Dehiscence is the opening, at maturity, in a pre defined way, of a plant structure, such as a fruit, anther, or sporangium, to release its contents.… … Wikipedia
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