Curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals).
Decorated with a wreath; encircled
ETYM Latin septum, saeptum, an inclosure, hedge, fence, from sepire, saepire, to hedge in, inclose.
Division; partition; barrier.
Biology, Anatomy, partition.
1. A partition or wall especially in an ovary.
2. (Anatomy) Dividing partition between two tissues or cavities.
ETYM AS. weall, from Latin vallum a wall, vallus a stake, pale, palisade.
1. An architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure.
2. A masonry fence (as around an estate or garden).
3. Anything that suggests a wall in structure or effect.
4. (Anatomy) A layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure; SYN. paries.
5. A difficult or awkward situation.