Flattening
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
In
vegetable teratol.
, the abnormal assumption by normally cylindrical stems, branches, or other organs of a compressed or flattened condition.
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verb.
Present participle of
flatten
.
noun.
The act, or the result of making something
flat
of
flatter
noun.
A flattened part of something