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cladoptoses

cladoptoses is the plural of cladoptosis.

Meaning of cladoptosis

Noun

cladoptosis (countable and uncountable, plural cladoptoses)

  1. The regular shedding of branches by a plant, for clonal reproduction or growth management, or in response to stress.
    Synonyms:
    self-pruning

Questions about cladoptoses

What is cladoptoses the plural of?
Cladoptoses is the plural of cladoptosis.

Words near cladoptoses in the dictionary

  1. cladophoralean
  2. cladophore
  3. cladophores
  4. cladophyll
  5. cladophylls
  6. cladoptoses
  7. cladoptosis
  8. cladose
  9. cladoselachian
  10. cladoselachians
  11. cladoselachid

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