ABSCISE


Meaning of ABSCISE in English

/ab suyz"/ , v.i. , abscised, abscising . Bot.

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

[ 1605-15; abscisus cut off (ptp. of abscidere ), equiv. to abs- ABS- + -cidere, comb. form of caedere to cut ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .