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
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Origin and Etymology of abstriction
1ab- + Late Latin striction-, strictio act of pressing together, from Latin strictus + -ion-, -io -ion
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