cladoptosis

Noun

Meaning

cladoptosis (countable and uncountable, plural cladoptoses)

(botany) The regular shedding of branches by a plant, for clonal reproduction, "self-pruning" or in response to stress

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Close letter words and terms

cladophoralean cladophore cladophyll Cladorhyncus Cladorhyncus leucocephalum cladose