Definition of Abscission layer

1. Noun. (context: biology botany) A layer of cells in a plant that differ from those above and below, and contain abundant starch and dense cytoplasm, which upon disorganization, begin the process of abscission, or the natural separation of the leaf from the rest of the plant.(reference-book last = first = authorlink = coauthors = editor =Gove, Philip Babcock others = title = Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged origdate = origyear = 1909 origmonth = url = format = accessdate = accessyear = accessmonth = edition = date = year =1976 month = publisher =G. & C. Merriam Co. location = Springfield, MA language = id = doi = isbn =0-87779-101-5 lccn = ol = pages =6 chapter = chapterurl = quote =) ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Abscission Layer

abscision
abscisions
absciss
abscissa
abscissae
abscissas
abscisse
abscissed
abscisses
abscissin
abscissing
abscissins
abscissio infiniti
abscission
abscission cellulase
abscission layer (current term)
abscission layers
abscission zone
abscission zones
abscissiones infiniti
abscissions
abscissæ
abscond
absconded
abscondence
abscondences
absconder
absconders
absconding
abscondings

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