ABSCISSION


Meaning of ABSCISSION in English

/ab sizh"euhn, -sish"-/ , n.

1. the act of cutting off; sudden termination.

2. Bot. the normal separation of flowers, fruit, and leaves from plants.

[ 1605-15; abscission- (s. of abscissio ). See ABSCISSA, -ION ]

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