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dissepiment
[ dih-sep-uh-muhnt ]
/ dɪˈsɛp ə mənt /
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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.
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Origin of dissepiment
OTHER WORDS FROM dissepiment
dis·sep·i·men·tal, adjectiveWords nearby dissepiment
dissent, dissenter, dissentient, dissenting opinion, dissentious, dissepiment, dissert, dissertate, dissertation, disserve, disservice
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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
Derived forms of dissepiment
dissepimental, adjectiveWord Origin for dissepiment
C18: from Late Latin dissaepīmentum, from dis- 1 + saepīmentum hedge, from saepīre to enclose
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