abstriction
[ ab-strik-shuhn ]
/ æbˈstrɪk ʃən /
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noun Mycology.
a method of spore formation in fungi in which successive portions of the sporophore are cut off through the growth of septa; abjunction.
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British Dictionary definitions for abstriction
abstriction
/ (æbˈstrɪkʃən) /
noun
the separation and release of a mature spore from a sporophore by the formation of a septum. This process occurs in some fungi
Word Origin for abstriction
C17: from Latin ab- 1 + strictio a binding, from stringere to bind
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