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abscise

[ ab-sahyz ]

verb (used without object)

Botany.
abscised, abscising.
  1. to separate by abscission, as a leaf from a stem.

abscise

/ æˈɪ /

verb

  1. to separate or be separated by abscission
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of abscise1

1605–15; < Latin īܲ cut off (past participle of ī ), equivalent to abs- abs- + -ī, combining form of caedere to cut
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of abscise1

C17: from Latin abscisus , from ī to cut off

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