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LOCULICIDAL

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Of the dehiscence of a fruit, along lines coinciding with the centers of loculi. Compare septicidal.
 

 

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