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Septiferous
Sep-tif′er-ous
,Adj.
[
Septum
+ -ferous
: cf. F. septifère
.] (Bot.)
Bearing a partition; – said of the valves of a capsule.
Sep-tif′er-ous
,Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] putrefied +
-ferous
.] Conveying putrid poison;
as, the virulence of
. septiferous
matter