Definitions for absciseæbˈsaɪz
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ab•sciseæbˈsaɪz(v.i.)-scised, -scis•ing.
to separate by abscission, as a leaf from a stem.
Category: Botany
Origin of abscise:
1605–15; < L abscīsus, ptp. of abscīdere to cut off =abs-abs - +-cīdere, comb. form of caedere to cut
Princeton's WordNet
abscise(verb)
shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue
abscise(verb)
remove or separate by abscission
Wiktionary
abscise(Verb)
To cut off.
abscise(Verb)
To separate by means of abscission; to shed or drop.
Origin: From abscisus, perfect passive participle of abscido; formed from abs- + caedo.
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