abscission layer (English, noun)
expansion: abscission layer (plural abscission layers)
Senses:
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: abscission layers
tags: plural
form: absciss layer
tags: alternative