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dissepiment

Pronunciation: /dɪˈsɛpɪm(ə)nt/

Definition of dissepiment

noun

Botany & Zoology

a partition in a part or organ; a septum.

Origin:

early 18th century: from Latin dissaepimentum, from dissaepire 'make separate', from dis- (expressing separation) + saepire 'divide by a hedge'