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triseptate

American  
[trahy-sep-teyt] / traɪˈsɛp teɪt /

adjective

Botany, Zoology.
  1. having three septa.


Etymology

Origin of triseptate

First recorded in 1870–75; tri- + septate

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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.

From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)

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