释义 |
dissepimentenUK
dis·sep·i·ment D0288000 (dĭ-sĕp′ə-mənt)n. Biology A partition dividing a part or organ; a septum. [Latin dissaepīmentum, partition, from dissaepīre, to divide : dis-, dis- + saepīre, hedge off (from saepēs, hedge).] dis·sep′i·men′tal (-mĕn′tl) adj.dissepiment (dɪˈsɛpɪmənt) n (Biology) biology a dividing partition or membrane, such as that between the chambers of a syncarpous ovary[C18: from Late Latin dissaepīmentum, from dis-1 + saepīmentum hedge, from saepīre to enclose] disˌsepiˈmental adjsep•tum (ˈsɛp təm) n., pl. -ta (-tə). a dividing wall, membrane, or the like, in a plant or animal structure; dissepiment. [1710–20; < New Latin; Latin saeptum enclosure] dissepimentenUK
dissepiment[də′sep·ə·mənt] (botany) A partition which divides a fruit or an ovary into chambers. (paleontology) One of the vertically positioned thin plates situated between the septa in extinct corals of the order Rugosa. dissepimentenUK
dis·sep·i·ment (di-sep'i-ment), A separating tissue, partition, or septum. [L. dis- sepio, pp. -septus, to divide by a fence] dissepiment (dĭ-sĕp′ə-mənt)n. Biology A partition dividing a part or organ; a septum. dis·sep′i·men′tal (-mĕn′tl) adj.ThesaurusSeeseptum |