uniseptate

[ yoo-nuh-sep-teyt ]
/ ˌyu nəˈsɛp teɪt /

adjective

Biology. having only one septum or partition, as a silicle.

Origin of uniseptate

First recorded in 1865–70; uni- + septate

Words nearby uniseptate

Example sentences from the Web for uniseptate

  • The sporidia are strongly constricted in the centre, at first uniseptate, with two nuclei in each division.

    Fungi: Their Nature and Uses |Mordecai Cubitt Cooke

British Dictionary definitions for uniseptate

uniseptate
/ (ˌjuːnɪˈsɛpteɪt) /

adjective

biology having only one partition or septum a uniseptate fruit