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loculicidal

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loc⋅u⋅li⋅cid⋅al

  [lok-yuh-luh-sahyd-l]
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–adjective Botany.
(of a capsule) splitting lengthwise so as to divide each locule into two parts.
Origin:
1810–20; locul(us) + -i- + -cidal

Related forms:
loc⋅u⋅li⋅cid⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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loc·u·li·cid·al   (lŏk'yə-lə-sīd'l)   
adj.   Botany
Longitudinally dehiscent along the capsule wall between the partitions of the locule, as in the fruits of irises and lilies.

[locul(us) + Latin -cīda, one who cuts; see -cide + -al1.]
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