triseptate

[trahy-sep-teyt]

adjective

Botany, Zoology.

1. having three septa.

Word History and Origins

Origin of triseptate¹

First recorded in 1870–75; tri- + septate

Example Sentences

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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