| 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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