Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

septate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: sep-tate
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or divided by a septum.

verb

To form a septation.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree English septum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English septate From septum + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Inflected Forms

septates (present, singular) septating (participle, present) septated (participle, past) septated (past)

Derived Forms

angustiseptate aseptate biseptate dictyoseptate distoseptate eseptate euseptate multiseptate nonseptate quadriseptate quinqueseptate semiseptate

Synonyms

septal

Questions

What does septate mean?: Of, pertaining to, or divided by a septum.
Where does septate come from?: Etymology tree English septum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English septate From septum + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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