dissepiment

[ dih-sep-uh-muhnt ]

noun
  1. Anatomy, Zoology. a partition or septum in a tissue.

  2. Botany. one of the partitions formed within ovaries and fruits by the coherence of the sides of the constituent carpels.

Origin of dissepiment

1
1720–30; <Latin dissaepīmentum, equivalent to dis-dis-1 + saepīmentum hedge (saepī(re) to fence + -mentum-ment)

Other words from dissepiment

  • dis·sep·i·men·tal, adjective

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dissepiment

/ (dɪˈsɛpɪmənt) /


noun
  1. biology a dividing partition or membrane, such as that between the chambers of a syncarpous ovary

Origin of dissepiment

1
C18: from Late Latin dissaepīmentum, from dis- 1 + saepīmentum hedge, from saepīre to enclose

Derived forms of dissepiment

  • dissepimental, adjective

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