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DISSEPIMENTS
Noun
dissepiments
plural of dissepiment
Source: Wiktionary
DISSEPIMENT
Dis*sep"i*ment, n. Etym: [L. dissaepimentum, fr. dissaepire; dis- + saepire to hedge in, inclose.]
1. A separating tissue; a partition; a septum.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: One of the partitions which divide a compound ovary into cells.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the transverse, calcareous partitions between the radiating septa of a coral.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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