The Collaborative International Dictionary
Septifragal
Septifragal \Sep*tif"ra*gal\, a. [Septum + L. frangere, fractum, to break.] (Bot.) Breaking from the partitions; -- said of a method of dehiscence in which the valves of a pod break away from the partitions, and these remain attached to the common axis.
Wiktionary
septifragal
a. (context botany English) 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.