abscise

[ab-sahyz]

verb (used without object)

Botany.

abscised, abscising 

1. to separate by abscission, as a leaf from a stem.

abscise

/ æbˈsaɪz /

verb

1. to separate or be separated by abscission

Word History and Origins

Origin of abscise¹

1605–15; < Latin abscīsus cut off (past participle of abscīdere ), equivalent to abs- abs- + -cīdere, combining form of caedere to cut

Word History and Origins

Origin of abscise¹

C17: from Latin abscisus , from abscīdere to cut off