NOUN | process | abscission | shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant |
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act | abscission, cutting off | the act of cutting something off |
Meaning | shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant. | |
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Broader | shedding, sloughing | The process whereby something is shed |
Spanish | abscisión |
Meaning | The act of cutting something off. | |
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Synonym | cutting off | |
Narrower | circumcision | The act of circumcising |
Broader | removal, remotion | The act of removing |
Spanish | abscisión, escisión | |
Catalan | abscisió, escisió | |
Verbs | abscise | remove or separate by abscission |
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