"abstriction" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /æbˈstɹɪk.ʃn̩/ [US] Forms: abstrictions [plural]
Etymology: From Latin ab- (“from, away, outside”) + strictio (“act of pressing together”), from strictus (“tightened”). Equivalent to abstrict + -ion. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|ab-||from, away, outside}} Latin ab- (“from, away, outside”), {{suffix|en|abstrict|ion}} abstrict + -ion Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology, Mycology
    Sense id: en-abstriction-en-noun-yzflytaU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ion Topics: biology, mycology, natural-sciences

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