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abstriction
[ ab-strik-shuhn ]
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.
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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of abstriction1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of abstriction1
C17: from Latin ab- 1+ strictio a binding, from stringere to bind
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