Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

septifragal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sep-tifra-gal
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Breaking from the partitions; said of a method of dehiscence in which the valves of a pod break away from the partitions, while these remain attached to the common axis.

Example Sentences

"septifragal dehiscence"
"septifragal mode"
"septifragal capsule"
"the dehiscence is loculicidally septifragal"

Etymology

From septum + Latin frangere, fractum (“to break”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: frangere

Derived Forms

septifragally

Questions

What does septifragal mean?: Breaking from the partitions; said of a method of dehiscence in which the valves of a pod break away from the partitions, while these remain attached to the common axis.
Where does septifragal come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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