Etymology

chorisis

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Today it means: The separation of a leaf (or petal or sepal) into two more parts Full definition →

Ancient Greek χώρισις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχώρισις“separation”
  2. English todaychorisis

From Ancient Greek χώρισις (khṓrisis, “separation”).

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