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English
Etymology
From ab- (“away”) + joint (“join”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈæbˌd͡ʒɔɪnt/, /æbˈd͡ʒɔɪnt/
Verb
abjoint (third-person singular simple present abjoints, present participle abjointing, simple past and past participle abjointed)
- (transitive, botany, mycology) To form by cutting off as a protrusion from a parent cell.
- (intransitive, botany, mycology) To separate from the hypha of a fungus by the formation of a septum.