septula

noun

sep·​tu·​la

ˈseptələ,

-pchə-

plural septulae

-ˌlē,

-ˌlī

: one of the small perforations in the walls of the cells between adjacent bryozoan polyps

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from sept- + -ula

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