shedding

Other forms: sheddings

Definitions of shedding

1. noun

   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
2. noun

   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