ABJOINT

Etymology

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.

Source: Wiktionary



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31 March 2025

IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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