triseptate

American

[trahy-sep-teyt] / traɪˈsɛp teɪt /

adjective

Botany, Zoology.

having three septa.

Etymology

Origin of triseptate

First recorded in 1870–75; tri- + septate

Example Sentences

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In Sphæria nidulans, Schw., a North American species, we have more than once found the dark brown subiculum bearing large triseptate conidia, having all the characters of the genus Helminthosporium.

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