abscise meaning

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abscise (verb): shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue.

abscise has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

abscise as a verb

  1. shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue

    Type of: shed

  2. remove or separate by abscission

    Type of: cut off

    Related forms: abscission

Scrabble score: 11 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AB · words ending in SE · 7-letter words

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