abstrict

/æbˈstrɪkt/
verb
  1. To separate or cut off; to detach by constriction or cutting.
    • The plant's stem can abstrict leaves when conditions become too dry.
    • The biologist observed how the fungus would abstrict spores from its fruiting body.
    • In the lab, they used a special tool to abstrict a small piece of tissue for analysis.
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