septum
(noun) (anatomy) a dividing partition between two tissues or cavities
septum
(noun) a partition or wall especially in an ovary
Source: WordNet® 3.1
septa
plural of septum
• Pesta, aspet, paste, pates, peats, pâtés, sepat, spate, speat, stape, tapes, tepas
Source: Wiktionary
Sep"tum, n.; pl. Septa. Etym: [L. septum, saeptum, an inclosure, hedge, fence, fr. sepire, saepire, to hedge in, inclose.]
1. A wall separating two cavities; a partition; as, the nasal septum.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: A partition that separates the cells of a fruit.
3. (Zoöl.) (a) One of the radial calcareous plates of a coral. (b) One of the transverse partitions dividing the shell of a mollusk, or of a rhizopod, into several chambers. See Illust. under Nautilus. (c) One of the transverse partitions dividing the body cavity of an annelid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
