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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