Aseptate

/eɪˈsɛpteɪt/ adjective

In biology, lacking septa or cross-walls; particularly describing fungal hyphae that are continuous without internal divisions.

From Greek 'a-' (without) + Latin 'septum' (wall) + '-ate' (having). The term describes cellular structures lacking the partitions typical of many organisms.

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