1. Shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue
   "The tree abscised its fruit after the first frost"
    
2. Remove or separate by abscission
   "The plant abscised its leaves in autumn"

Derived forms: abscised, abscises, abscising

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

Encyclopedia: Abscise