dissepiment
[ dih-sep-uh-muhnt ]
noun
Anatomy, Zoology. a partition or septum in a tissue.
Botany. one of the partitions formed within ovaries and fruits by the coherence of the sides of the constituent carpels.
Origin of dissepiment
1Other words from dissepiment
- dis·sep·i·men·tal, adjective
Words Nearby dissepiment
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How to use dissepiment in a sentence
In Glaucium and Eschscholtzia (Papaveraceae) the dissepiment is of a spongy nature.
British Dictionary definitions for dissepiment
dissepiment
/ (dɪˈsɛpɪmənt) /
noun
biology a dividing partition or membrane, such as that between the chambers of a syncarpous ovary
Origin of dissepiment
1C18: from Late Latin dissaepīmentum, from dis- 1 + saepīmentum hedge, from saepīre to enclose
Derived forms of dissepiment
- dissepimental, adjective
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