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cladoptosis

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[klad-op-toh-sis, kley-dop-] / ˌklæd ɒpˈtoʊ sɪs, ˌkleɪ dɒp- /

noun

Botany.

  1. the annual shedding of twigs or branches instead of leaves, as in certain cypresses.

Etymology

Origin of cladoptosis

First recorded in 1880–85; clado- + ptosis

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