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 Definitions of abscise  [æbˈsaɪz]  

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Definition of 'abscise' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.i.) abscise
to separate by abscission, as a leaf from a stem.

Etymology:  (1605–15; < L abscīsus, ptp. of abscīdere to cut off =abs-abs - +-cīdere, comb. form of caedere to cut)

Definition of 'abscise' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) abscise
shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue

2. (verb) abscise
remove or separate by abscission

'abscise' - Nearby Entries  

abscess  abscessed  abscessed tooth  abscise  abscissa  abscission  absconder  



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