Septiferous \Sep*tif"er*ous\, a. [Septum + -ferous: cf. F. septif[`e]re.] (Bot.) Bearing a partition; -- said of the valves of a capsule. Septiferous \Sep*tif"er*ous\, a. [Gr. ??? putrefied + -ferous.] Conveying putrid poison; as, the virulence of septiferous matter.