Dis‐sep″i‐ment (?), n. [L. dissaepimentum, fr. dissaepire; dis- + saepire to hedge in, inclose.] 1. A separating tissue; a partition; a septum.
2. (Bot.) One of the partitions which divide a compound ovary into cells.
3. (Zoöl.) One of the transverse, calcareous partitions between the radiating septa of a coral.