abscission layer

abscission layer

English

Alternative forms

• absciss layer

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /æbˈsɪ.ʃn̩ ˈleɪ.ɚ/, /æbˈsɪ.ʒn̩ ˈleɪ.ɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /æbˈsɪ.ʃn̩/, /æbˈsɪ.ʒn̩/ + IPA^(key): /ˈleɪ.ɚ/, /ˈleɪ.ə/, /ˈlɜ.ə/, /ˈlɜ.ɚ/

Noun

abscission layer (plural abscission layers)

1. (botany) A 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.[1]

Translations

layer of cells in a plant which begin the process of abscission

Portuguese: camada de abscisão f

References

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