1843 Kirby & Sp. Entomol. (ed. 6) vi. I. 172Their *septemdecenary appearance. [ Cicada septemdecim]
1849 Balfour Man. Bot. §148may be..trifid, quinquefid, *septemfid, multifid. [ Simple leaves]
1842 S. C. Hall Ireland II. 67Having the space between the two arches filled by a rich cinque-foil, or rather *septem-foil.
1861 Bentley Man. Bot. 170A leaf..is septenate or septemfoliate, if there are seven , as in the Horse-chestnut. [ leaflets]
1847–54 Webster, *Septempartite, divided nearly to the base into seven parts.
1656 Blount Glossogr.,*Septempedal, of or belonging to seven feet, that is seven foot long.
1861 Reade Cloister & H. lxxiii,Officers of state ran *septemvious, seeking an ape to counteract the bloodthirsty tomfoolery of the human species.
septem-
word-forming element meaning "seven," from Latin septem-, from septem "seven" (see seven).
ORIGIN: Latin septem seven.
septem-
combining form. a form of sept-, as in septemvirate.