\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. (Zo["o]l.) One of the transverse, calcareous partitions
   between the radiating septa of a coral.