abstriction

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /æbˈstɹɪk.ʃn̩/

Noun

abstriction (countable and uncountable, plural abstrictions)

1. (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.