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

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