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Vinony

septate

verb

  1. divide a cavity by means of a partition
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English septum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English septate From septum + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

  1. Of, pertaining to, or divided by a septum.

    “Ascodesmis is a third type which might be derived either directly or through the erysiphaceous type from an endomycetous ancestor; the antheridium and oogonium are but little differentiated, but the latter is furnished with a trichogyne and becomes septate after fertilization; the ascogenous hyphae are few and the sheath simple.”

verb

Etymology: From septum + -ate (verb-forming suffix) or back-formation from septation.

  1. To form a septation.