abscission layer
abscission layer · abscission layers
A layer of cells in a plant that differ from those above and below, and contain…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.
UK/æbˈsɪ.ʃn̩/US/æbˈsɪ.ʃn̩ ˈleɪ.ɚ/
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.