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Definition of: dissepiment
(di·sep′ə·mənt) noun
1. Bot. A partition, as one of those that divide a compound pericarp into two or more cells.
2. Zool. A horizontal plate between the vertical septa in corals. [<L dissaepimentum <dis-apart + saepire fence in <saepes a fence, a hedge]
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