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Natural shedding of an organ that is mature or aged, as of a ripe fruit or an old leaf. [4] abscission zone Specialized layer of tissue that allows an organ to be shed by abscission when it is ripe or senescent. Such tissue is commonly formed, for example, at the base of a petiole or pedicel. acaulescent
In the fields of horticulture and botany, the term deciduous (/ d ɪ ˈ s ɪ dʒ u. ə s /) [1] [2] means "falling off at maturity" [3] and "tending to fall off", [4] in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, after flowering; and to the shedding of ripe fruit. The antonym of ...
A dragonfly in its radical final moult, metamorphosing from an aquatic nymph to a winged adult.. In biology, moulting (British English), or molting (American English), also known as sloughing, shedding, or in many invertebrates, ecdysis, is a process by which an animal casts off parts of its body to serve some beneficial purpose, either at specific times of the year, or at specific points in ...
Shedding game, a family of card games where the objective is to get rid of one's hand first; Natural hair loss in cats and dogs; Viral shedding which is the release of virus progeny following successful reproduction during a host-cell infection; Vaccine shedding an anti-vaccination myth about the release of infective virus following vaccination
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The Shed (arts center), a cultural center in New York City; Shed End, the south stand of the Stamford Bridge football stadium in London; Koussevitzky Music Shed, also known as "the Shed", a music venue at Tanglewood ‘The Shed’, a standing Terrace (stadium) at Kingsholm Stadium, the home ground of Gloucester Rugby
"Woodshedding", or shedding, is a term commonly used to describe the act of practicing some endeavor, usually in private, to improve one's proficiency in performing it.It is typically used by musicians to mean rehearsing a difficult passage repeatedly, until it can be performed flawlessly. [1]
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