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shedding

DEFINITIONS OF: shedding

1

n the process whereby something is shed

Synonyms:
sloughing
Types:
abscission
shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant
ecdysis, molt, molting, moult, moulting
periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
Type of:
biological process, organic process
a process occurring in living organisms

n loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales

Synonyms:
desquamation, peeling
Type of:
organic phenomenon
(biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals
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