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Uncommonseptum
The correct spelling is septum.
How to pronounce septum
/ˈsɛptəm/
nounIPA: /ˈsɛptəm/
Say it like: Sep-tum
The correct spelling is septum. A wall separating two cavities; a partition
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Definition
noun
- 1.A wall separating two cavities; a partition
- 2.A partition that separates the cells of a fruit.
- 3.A partition that separates the cells of a (septated) fungus.
- 4.One of the radial calcareous plates of a coral.
- 5.One of the transverse partitions dividing the shell of a mollusk, or of a rhizopod, into several chambers.
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