abscise

American

[ab-sahyz] / æbˈsaɪz /

verb (used without object)

Botany.

abscised, abscising

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

abscise British

/ æbˈsaɪz /

verb

to separate or be separated by abscission

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Etymology

Origin of abscise

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

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