dissepiments

/dɪˈsɛpəmənts/
noun
  1. Plural of dissepiment; partitions or walls dividing a cavity or structure.
    • The fruit's dissepiments were clearly visible when we cut it open.
    • The fossil showed intricate dissepiments between the internal chambers.
    • In botany class, we learned how dissepiments separate the locules of an ovary.
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