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abstriction

noun
ab·​stric·​tion

Definition of abstriction

: the formation of spores by the cutting off of usually successive terminal portions of the sporophore through the growth of septa — see conidium

First Known Use of abstriction

1879, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for abstriction

ab- entry 1 + Late Latin striction-, strictio act of pressing together, from Latin strictus + -ion-, -io -ion

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