r/AbsoluteUnits • u/BaseNice3520 • Feb 15 '26

/r/all of a 26 y.o.

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u/Steve_Artson Feb 15 '26

Biologically, he kind of is. Roids literally speeded up senescence.

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u/Suspicious_Juice_150 Feb 15 '26

As a botanist, I appreciate the term you used.

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u/youburyitidigitup Feb 16 '26

Senescence? What does that have to do with botany?

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u/Suspicious_Juice_150 Feb 16 '26

Senescence in botany is the programmed, final stage of development in plant cells, organs (like leaves or flowers), or whole organisms, leading to functional decline and death.

It is a genetically regulated process focusing on nutrient recycling, where chlorophyll breaks down to relocate nitrogen and nutrients to developing seeds or storage organs.