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septate

septate adjective: of, pertaining to, or divided by a septum.

Adjective

septate (not comparable)

  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...2010, Helen Gwynne-Vaughan, Fungi: Ascomycetes, Ustilaginales, Uredinales, page 54

Verb

septate (third-person singular simple present septates, present participle septating, simple past and past participle septated)

  1. To form a septation.

septate meaning in Tamil

septate in Tamil

பிரிசுவருள்ள, இடைச்சுவருள்ள, குறுக்குச் சுவருள்ள, தடுக்குடைய, குறுக்குச்சுவா உள்ள

Forms of septate

third-person singular presentseptates
present participleseptating
past participleseptated
pastseptated

Origin of septate

From septum + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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

Words formed from septate

Questions about septate

What does septate mean?
Septate means of, pertaining to, or divided by a septum.
What is septate in Tamil?
Septate in Tamil is பிரிசுவருள்ள, இடைச்சுவருள்ள, குறுக்குச் சுவருள்ள. See Septate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is septate?
Septate can be an adjective or a verb.

Words near septate in the dictionary

  1. septapeptides
  2. septaria
  3. septarian
  4. septarium
  5. septasyllabic
  6. septate
  7. septated
  8. septates
  9. septathlon
  10. septating
  11. septation

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Adapted from Wiktionary: septate (page history and authors); septate (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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