Term Name:	cell septum
Synonyms:	cross wall, septum
Definition:	A structure composed of peptidoglycan and often chitin in addition to other materials. It usually forms perpendicular to the long axis of a cell or hypha and grows centripetally from the cell wall to the center of the cell and often functions in the compartmentalization of a cell into two daughter cells.
Ontology:	GO: Cellular Component [GO:0030428]    QuickGO    AmiGO