Abstriction Definition

abstrikzhən

noun

Any natural separation of a spore from its sporophore.

Webster's New World

(biology, mycology) A method of spore formation in fungi in which successive portions of the sporophore are cut off through the growth of septa; abjunction.

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Other Word Forms of Abstriction

Noun

Singular:

abstriction

Plural:

abstrictions

Origin of Abstriction

From Latin ab- (“from, away, outside”) + Late Latin strictio (“act of pressing together”), from Latin strictus (“tightened”). Equivalent to abstrict +‎ -ion.

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