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saeptum

saeptum is the obsolete spelling of septum.

Meaning of septum

Noun

septum (plural septa or septums)

  1. Either of the two walls that separate the atria or ventricles of the heart into left and right chambers.
    Synonyms:
    dissepiment
  2. A partition that separates the cells of a fruit.
    Synonyms:
    dissepiment
  3. A partition that separates the cells of a (septated) fungus.
    Synonyms:
    dissepiment
  4. One of the radial calcareous plates of a coral.
    Synonyms:
    dissepiment
  5. One of the transverse partitions dividing the shell of a mollusk, or of a rhizopod, into several chambers.
    Synonyms:
    dissepiment
  6. One of the transverse partitions dividing the body cavity of an annelid.
    Synonyms:
    dissepiment

See all 7 meanings of septum

Forms of saeptum

pluralsaepta

Questions about saeptum

What is saeptum the obsolete spelling of?
Saeptum is the obsolete spelling of septum.

Words near saeptum in the dictionary

  1. Saenzes
  2. Saephan
  3. Saephanh
  4. Saephanhs
  5. Saephans
  6. saeptum
  7. SAEs
  8. Saeson
  9. saeta
  10. saetas
  11. saeter

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Adapted from Wiktionary: saeptum (page history and authors); septum (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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