'Dissepiment' definitions:

Definition of 'Dissepiment'

From: GCIDE
  • Dissepiment \Dis*sep"i*ment\, n. [L. dissaepimentum, fr. dissaepire; dis- + saepire to hedge in, inclose.]
  • 1. A separating tissue; a partition; a septum. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Bot.) One of the partitions which divide a compound ovary into cells. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Zool.) One of the transverse, calcareous partitions between the radiating septa of a coral. [1913 Webster]