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SEPTUM
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
Etymology
Noun
septum (plural septa or septums or septae)
(anatomy) A wall separating two cavities; a partition
The cartilaginous center wall of the nose separating the two nostrils.
(botany) A partition that separates the cells of a fruit.
(mycology) A partition that separates the cells of a (septated) fungus.
(zoology) One of the radial calcareous plates of a coral.
(zoology) One of the transverse partitions dividing the shell of a mollusk, or of a rhizopod, into several chambers.
(zoology) One of the transverse partitions dividing the body cavity of an annelid.
(colloquial) Ellipsis of septum ring. or septum piercing.
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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
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