loculicidal

loculicidal
loculicidally, adv.
/lok'yeuh leuh suyd"l/, adj. Bot.
(of a capsule) splitting lengthwise so as to divide each locule into two parts.
[1810-20; LOCUL(US) + -I- + -CIDAL]

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