'Septifragal' definitions:

Definition of 'Septifragal'

From: GCIDE
  • Septifragal \Sep*tif"ra*gal\, a. [Septum + L. frangere, fractum, to break.] (Bot.) 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. [1913 Webster]