# Dissepiment

**Source**: https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/dissepiment
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vertical [septum](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/septum "a partition.") in the interior of an [ovary](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/ovary "the basal portion of a carpel or group of fused carpels in which one or more ovules are enclosed, and which after fertilization develops into the fruit.") dividing it wholly or partially into 2 or more parts.

## Related terms

- [Septum](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/septum)