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.

dissepiment

/ dɪˈsɛpɪmənt /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• disˌsepiˈmental, adjective

Other Words From

• dis·sepi·mental adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dissepiment¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dissepiment¹

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

Example Sentences

In Glaucium and Eschscholtzia (Papaveraceae) the dissepiment is of a spongy nature.

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