ABSCISE


Meaning of ABSCISE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ab-ˈsīz ]

verb

( ab·scised ; ab·scis·ing )

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.