Septifragal
adjective, Botany.
1.
(of a capsule) dehiscing by breaking away from the partitions but remaining attached to the common axis; dehiscing at the valves or backs of the carpels but leaving the septa intact.
adjective
1.
(of a dehiscence) characterized by breaking apart from a natural line of division in the fruit
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