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uniseptate

American  
[yoo-nuh-sep-teyt] / ˌyu nəˈsɛp teɪt /

adjective

  1. Biology. having only one septum or partition, as a silicle.

uniseptate British  
/ ˌjuːnɪˈsɛpteɪt /

adjective

  1. biology having only one partition or septum

    a uniseptate fruit
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Etymology

Origin of uniseptate

First recorded in 1865–70; uni- + septate

Example Sentences

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The sporidia are strongly constricted in the centre, at first uniseptate, with two nuclei in each division.

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

In Puccinia the number of species is by far the most numerous; in this genus the spores are uniseptate, and, as in all the Pucciniæi, the peduncles are permanent.

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

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