abstriction

[ ab-strik-shuhn ]

noun

, Mycology.

1. a method of spore formation in fungi in which successive portions of the sporophore are cut off through the growth of septa; abjunction.

abstriction

/ æbˈstrɪkʃən /

noun

1. the separation and release of a mature spore from a sporophore by the formation of a septum. This process occurs in some fungi

Word History and Origins

Origin of abstriction¹

First recorded in 1640–50; ab- + striction

Word History and Origins

Origin of abstriction¹

C17: from Latin ab- ¹+ strictio a binding, from stringere to bind