a. [ Septum + -ferous: cf. F. septifère. ] (Bot.) Bearing a partition; -- said of the valves of a capsule. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; putrefied + -ferous. ] Conveying putrid poison; as, the virulence of septiferous matter. [ 1913 Webster ]