Lacking a septum or partition; not divided by walls or cross-structures, used especially in botany and mycology.
From Latin e- (without) plus septate (having septa or partitions). The prefix e- means 'without' and combines with the adjective septate to indicate the absence of dividing walls.
Fungal spores are either septate (divided into cells like a mansion with rooms) or eseptate (a single open space like a studio apartment)—this tiny structural difference helps scientists identify and classify thousands of species.
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