What does "dissepiment" mean?
Dissepiment: (Bot.) One of the partitions which divide a compound ovary into cells.
Additional senses
- 2.(Zoöl.) One of the transverse, calcareous partitions between the radiating septa of a coral.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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