droppage

noun

drop·​page

-pij

plural -s

1

: a portion of a quantity of material that is dropped in the process of its use or application (as of mortar while laying brick)

2

: a portion of a fruit crop that falls from the tree before it is ready for picking

warm weather, which caused much tree droppage

—Wall Street Journal

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