cladoptosis

[ klad-op-toh-sis, kley-dop- ]

/ ˌklæd ɒpˈtoʊ sɪs, ˌkleɪ dɒp- /

noun Botany.

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

Nearby words

cladoceran, cladode, cladogenesis, cladogram, cladophyll, cladoptosis, cladosporiosis, cladosporium, claes, clafouti, clag

Origin of cladoptosis

First recorded in 1880–85; clado- + ptosis

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