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pseudoseptum

noun
pseu·​do·​septum | \"+\

Definition of pseudoseptum 

: a septum that is perforated by one or more openings (as in various algae and fungi)

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History and Etymology for pseudoseptum

New Latin, from pseud- + septum

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