abˈsīz verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin abscisus, past participle of abscidere, from abs- (variant of ab- ab- (I)) + -cidere (from caedere to cut) — more at concise
transitive verb
: to cut off by abscission (sense 2)
intransitive verb
: to separate (as of a leaf from a twig) by abscission