uniseptate

American

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

adjective

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

uniseptate British

/ ˌjuːnɪˈsɛpteɪt /

adjective

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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Uniseptate, ū-ni-sep′tāt, adj. having but one septum or partition.

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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.

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In other described species they are uniseptate.

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The conidia are at first uniseptate.

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

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