abstriction
Pronunciation: /æbˈstɹɪk.ʃn̩/
The English word “abstriction” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- A method of spore formation in fungi in which successive portions of the sporophore are cut off through the growth of septa; abjunction.
Etymology
From Latin ab- (“from, away, outside”) + strictio (“act of pressing together”), from strictus (“tightened”). Equivalent to abstrict + -ion.
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