loculicidal

adjective loc·u·li·ci·dal \ˌlä-kyə-lə-ˈsī-d^əl\

Definition of LOCULICIDAL

: dehiscing longitudinally so as to bisect each loculus <loculicidal fruit>

New Latin loculus + Latin -cidere to cut, from caedere

First Known Use: circa 1819

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