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loculicidal

/lok-yuh-luh-sahyd-l/US // ˌlɒk yə ləˈsaɪd l //

驱虫剂,驱虫药,灭鼠,驱虫

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Botany.

    • : splitting lengthwise so as to divide each locule into two parts.

Examples

  • Capsule usually 3-celled, loculicidal; seeds 1–many in each cell on the stout placental axis.

  • Capsule 2-celled, loculicidal, with each axile placenta bearing 2–10 flattish seeds.

  • Capsule 3–5-celled with axile placent, loculicidal or circumscissile, many-seeded.

  • Capsule 3-celled, 3-valved, loculicidal, the partitions breaking away from the many-seeded axis.

  • Capsule depressed-globose, 5-lobed, 5-celled, 5-valved from the base upward (loculicidal); the valves cobwebby on the edges.