Septiferous

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Septiferous \Sep*tif"er*ous\, a. [Septum + -ferous: cf. F.
     septif[`e]re.] (Bot.)
     Bearing a partition; -- said of the valves of a capsule.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Septiferous \Sep*tif"er*ous\, a. [Gr. ??? putrefied + -ferous.]
     Conveying putrid poison; as, the virulence of septiferous
     matter.
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