abstriction

[ ab-strik-shuh n ]
/ æbˈstrɪk ʃən /

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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Origin of abstriction

First recorded in 1640–50; ab- + striction

Words nearby abstriction

abstraction, abstractionism, abstractionist, abstractive, abstrict, abstriction, abstruse, abstrusity, absurd, absurd, theater of the, absurdism
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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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