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Verb: abscise  ab'sIz
  1. Shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue
     
  2. Remove or separate by abscission

Derived forms: abscised, abscises, abscising

Type of: cast, cast off, chop off, cut off, drop, lop off, lose, shake off, shed, throw, throw away, throw off

Encyclopedia: Abscise

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abruptly-pinnate
abruptly-pinnate leaf
abruptness
Abruzzi
Abruzzi e Molise
Abruzzo
ABS
abscess
abscessed
abscessed tooth
abscise
abscissa
abscission
abscond
absconder
abscondment
abseil
abseiler
absence
absence seizure
absence without leave