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abscission layer
alt. (context botany English) 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.(R:MW3 1976: page=6) n. (context botany English) 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.(R:MW3 1976: page=6)
Usage examples of "abscission layer".
Weaknesses in the limb axis at the node result if the leaves are pulled off at the abscission layer while they are still green.