marginicidal

English

Adjective

marginicidal (not comparable)

1. (of fruits) dehiscent by the separation of united carpels.
   • 1998, Pedro Acevedo-Rodríguez, “Paullinia Lingulata (Sapindaceae), a New Species from French Guiana.”, in Brittonia‎^[1], number 50, pages 514–16:

     Fruits in Paullinia are marginicidal, septifragal capsules, whereas those of Serjania are schizocarps with samaroid mericarps.

References

• “marginicidal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.