abjoint
English
editEtymology
editFrom ab- (“away”) + joint (“join”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editabjoint (third-person singular simple present abjoints, present participle abjointing, simple past and past participle abjointed)
- (transitive, botany, mycology) To form by cutting off as a protrusion from a parent cell.
- (intransitive, botany, mycology) To separate from the hypha of a fungus by the formation of a septum.