Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loculicidal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lo-culi-ci-dal
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

dehiscent through the middle of the back of each cell

Example Sentences

"loculicidal capsules"
"loculicidal dehiscence"

Etymology

From Latin loculus (“cell”) + caedere (“to cut”). Compare French loculicide.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: loculus

Derived Forms

loculicidally

Questions

What does loculicidal mean?: dehiscent through the middle of the back of each cell
Where does loculicidal come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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