Meanings
nounabscission layer (plural abscission layers)
plural abscission layers · alternative absciss layer
- biologyA layer of cells in a plant that differ from those above and below, and contain abundant starch and dense cytoplasm, which upon disorganization, begin the process of abscission, or the natural separation of the leaf from the rest of the plant.
Translations
Korean 이층, 떨켜
- 이층 (icheung)layer of cells in a plant which begin the process of abscission
- 떨켜 (tteolkyeo)layer of cells in a plant which begin the process of abscission
Portuguese camada de abscisão
- camada de abscisãolayer of cells in a plant which begin the process of abscission
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