septa
Americannoun
noun
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The fibers also lack internal walls called septa that often divide such tubes into cells.
From Scientific American • Sep. 24, 2021
Filamentous ascomycetes produce hyphae divided by perforated septa, allowing streaming of cytoplasm from one cell to the other.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
In most phyla of fungi, tiny holes in the septa allow for the rapid flow of nutrients and small molecules from cell to cell along the hypha.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
This cavity is divided into several chambers by longitudinal septa called mesenteries.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
"Come here, Sansa," he said, not unkindly, when the septa had gone for her sister.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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