Associations to the word «Abscise»
Wiktionary
ABSCISE, verb. (transitive) To cut off. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
ABSCISE, verb. (intransitive) (botany) To separate by means of abscission; to shed or drop off. [First attested in the early 20th century.]
Dictionary definition
ABSCISE, verb. Shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue.
ABSCISE, verb. Remove or separate by abscission.
Wise words
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"infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no
word left when you want to talk about something really
infinite.