abscission zone

abscission zone

English

Pronunciation

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

Noun

abscission zone (plural abscission zones)

1. (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

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

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