• (a.) Breaking from the partitions; -- said of a method of dehiscence in which the valves of a pod break away from the partitions, and these remain attached to the common axis.
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<plant biology> Of the dehiscence of a fruit, when the valves or backs of the carpels break away leaving the septa intact. ... (11 Jan 1998) ...
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Sep·tif'ra·gal adjective [
Septum + Latin
frangere ,
fractum , to break.]
(Botany) Breaking from the partitions; -- said of a method of dehiscence in which the valves of a pod break away from the partitions, and these remain attached to the common axis.
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