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cladoptosis

cladoptosis noun: the regular shedding of branches by a plant, for clonal reproduction or growth management, or in response to stress.

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

Synonyms of cladoptosis

Forms of cladoptosis

pluralcladoptoses

Origin of cladoptosis

From clado- + ptosis.

Questions about cladoptosis

What does cladoptosis mean?
Cladoptosis means the regular shedding of branches by a plant, for clonal reproduction or growth management, or in response to stress.
What part of speech is cladoptosis?
Cladoptosis is a noun.
What is the plural of cladoptosis?
The plural of cladoptosis is cladoptoses.

Words near cladoptosis in the dictionary

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

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