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cladoptosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cladop-to-sis
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The regular shedding of branches by a plant, for clonal reproduction or growth management, or in response to stress.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From clado- + ptosis.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

cladoptoses (plural)

Synonyms

self-pruning

Questions

What does cladoptosis mean?
The regular shedding of branches by a plant, for clonal reproduction or growth management, or in response to stress.
Where does cladoptosis come from?
From clado- + ptosis.

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