dissepiment

[dih-sep-uh-muh nt]

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

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

Related formsdis·sep·i·men·tal, adjective

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Historical Examples of dissepiment

In Glaucium and Eschscholtzia (Papaveraceae) the dissepiment is of a spongy nature.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3
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British Dictionary definitions for dissepiment

dissepiment

noun

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

Derived Formsdissepimental, adjective

Word Origin for dissepiment

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

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