uniseptate

[ yoo-nuh-sep-teyt ]

adjective

1. Biology. having only one septum or partition, as a silicle.

uniseptate

/ ˌjuːnɪˈsɛpteɪt /

adjective

1. biology having only one partition or septum

   a uniseptate fruit

Word History and Origins

Origin of uniseptate¹

First recorded in 1865–70; uni- + septate

Example Sentences

The sporidia are strongly constricted in the centre, at first uniseptate, with two nuclei in each division.

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