verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To form by cutting off as a protrusion from a parent cell. transitive
2. 2
   To separate from the hypha of a fungus by the formation of a septum. intransitive

Etymology

From ab- (“away”) + joint (“join”).

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