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