verb (~d; abscising) Etymology: Latin abscisus, past participle of abscidere, from abs- + caedere to cut Date: 1612 transitive verb to separate (as a flower from a stem) by abscission, intransitive verb to separate by abscission
ABSCISE
Meaning of ABSCISE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012