abscission zone

English edit

Pronunciation edit

(US) IPA^(key): /æbˈsɪ.ʃn̩ ˈzoʊn/, /æbˈsɪ.ʒn̩ ˈzoʊn/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /æbˈsɪ.ʃn̩ ˈzəʊn/, /æbˈsɪ.ʒn̩ ˈzəʊn/

Noun edit

abscission zone (plural abscission zones)

(botany) The area in a plant's leaf, stem, or fruit stalk, where the abscission layer if formed along with weakened sclerenchyma, absent collenchyma, and dense cytoplasm.^[1]

Translations edit

area in a leaf, stem or fruit stalk where the abscission layer if formed

Greek: ζώνη αποκοπής f (zóni apokopís)
Portuguese: zona de abscisão f

References edit

^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 6

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