abscission
[ab-sizh-uh n, -sish-]
- the act of cutting off; sudden termination.
- Botany. the normal separation of flowers, fruit, and leaves from plants.
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Origin of abscission
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abscission
- the separation of leaves, branches, flowers, and bark from plants by the formation of an abscission layer
- the act of cutting off
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Word Origin
C17: from Latin abscissiōn-, from ab- 1 + scissiō a cleaving
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Word Origin and History for abscission
n.
"removal or cutting away," early 15c., from Latin abscissionem (nominative abscissio) "a cutting off," noun of action from past participle stem of abscindere (see abscissa).
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
abscission
(ăb-sĭzh′ən)- The act of cutting off or away.
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The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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abscission
[ăb-sĭzh′ən]
- The separation of a leaf, flower, or fruit from a plant as a result of natural structural and chemical changes.♦ The abscission zone is a layer of weak, thin-walled cells that form across the base of the plant part where the break eventually occurs. A corky layer containing suberin forms beneath the abscission zone to protect the plant.
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