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septifragal

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sep·tif·ra·gal  (sp-tfr-gl)
adj. Botany
Dehiscing by the breaking away of the valves from its partitions. Used of a seed capsule.
[sept(um) + Latin frangere, to break; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots.]
sep·tifra·gal·ly adv.
septifragal [sɛpˈtɪfrəgəl]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of a dehiscence) characterized by breaking apart from a natural line of division in the fruit
[from septi-2 + -fragal, from Latin frangere to break]
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The fruits are stipitate elongate-elliptical septifragal capsules with two to three wings formed from a 3-carpellate ovary (Ferrucci, 2006).
Phylogenetic distribution and identification of fin-winged fruits by Manchester, Steven R.; O'Leary, Elizabeth L. / The Botanical Review
 
 
 
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