abstriction

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abstriction [æbˈstrɪkʃən]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the separation and release of a mature spore from a sporophore by the formation of a septum. This process occurs in some fungi

[from Latin ab-¹ + strictio a binding, from stringere to bind]

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