pseudoseptum
Zoology and Mycology
noun
A structure which resembles a septum but is incomplete, perforated by pores, or otherwise distinct in structure; especially an inwardly projecting skeletal element in the calyx of an octocorallian that does not correspond with a septum of the polyp.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.
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