Meanings
septate1
- not comparableOf, pertaining to, or divided by a septum.
1 more example
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.
2010, Helen Gwynne-Vaughan, Fungi: Ascomycetes, Ustilaginales, Uredinales, page 54
septate2
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or relating to a septum
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
septate · adjective
From septum + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Full word history & related roots →septate · verb
From septum + -ate (verb-forming suffix) or back-formation from septation.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Portuguese septado
- septadohaving a septum
Cite this entry
septate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/septate
“septate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/septate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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