abstriction

English

/æbˈstɹɪk.ʃn̩/

noun
Definitions
  • (biology) A method of spore formation in fungi in which successive portions of the sporophore are cut off through the growth of septa; abjunction.

Etymology

Derived from Latin ab- (from, away from, away, down from, down away from, of, off, outside) suffix from English abstrict.

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abstrict

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