abscission

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The act or process of cutting off.
The state of being cut off.
A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly
The natural separation of a part at a predetermined location, such as a leaf at the base of the petiole.

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abscission abscissions

From Latin abscissiō, from abscindō (“to cut, to tear”).

abscise abscisic abscisic acid abscisin abscissin

abscissional abscission layer abscission zone

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