abscise
[ ab-sahyz ]
/ æbˈsaɪz /
verb (used without object), ab·scised, ab·scis·ing. Botany.
to separate by abscission, as a leaf from a stem.
Origin of abscise
1605–15; < Latin
abscīsus cut off (past participle of
abscīdere), equivalent to
abs-
abs- +
-cīdere, combining form of
caedere to cut
Words nearby abscise
absalom,
absaroka range,
abscam,
abscess,
abscind,
abscise,
abscisic acid,
abscissa,
abscission,
abscission layer,
abscission zone
British Dictionary definitions for abscise
abscise
/ (æbˈsaɪz) /
verb
to separate or be separated by abscission
Word Origin for abscise
C17: from Latin
abscisus, from
abscīdere to cut off