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Abscise

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To cut off; remove.

verb-intransitive. To shed by abscission.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To cut off or away.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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

v. remove or separate by abscission

Word Usage

"And once the hormone level reaches to a certain point, that induces the organ shed, basically, the leaves or the fruits or flower petals or whatever it is that can abscise from their tree or plant."

Verb Form

abscised abscises abscising

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

throwaway shed shake off throw cast