the process of breaking off or separating at the base; especially the biological process by which spores or cells are released.
From Latin abstrictio, from abstringere. A specialized scientific term used primarily in mycology and botany.
The term 'abstriction' lets mycologists describe a process that's fundamentally different from spore release in other organisms—it's a constriction-based pinch-off rather than a simple splitting, showing how precise scientific language can be.
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