abscission

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The act or process of cutting off

Not to be cured without the abscission of a member.

A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly
The separation of a part at a predetermined location, such as a leaf at the base of the petiole
The state of being cut off. - Sir T. Browne
the act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation
{n} the act of cutting or rending off
The dropping of leaves from a plant Premature abscission in certain plant species frequently results from excessive exposure to certain air contaminants
shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant
The rejection of plant organs, such as the shedding of leaves during the autumn
the act of cutting something off
The process by which fruit, flowers, or leaves are separated from a plant by the normal development of a thin layer of pithy cells produced at the base of the part to be separated
the dropping of leaves from a deciduous tree usually following the formation of an abscission zone and a color change
Shedding by a plant of its parts, such as leaves, flowers, fruits, or seeds The process is regulated by the plant hormone abscisic acid
Shedding by a plant of its parts, such as leaves, flowers, fruits, or seeds The process is regulated by the plant hormone abscisic acid (Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, 1990)
Of plants: The shedding of leaves or other parts as the result of physical weakness in a specialized layer of cells (abscission layer) that develops at the base (21)
the act of cutting something off shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant
A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly: thus, "He is a man of so much honor and candor, and of such generosity but I need say no more
{i} cutting off, removal by cutting (as in surgery); shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit
" the act of cutting something off shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant
rhetoric: A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly: thus, "He is a man of so much honor and candor, and of such generosity -- but I need say no more."
The state of being cut off
abscission zone
The region at the base of a leaf, flower, fruit, or other plant part, where the formation of a cork layer results in the separation of that part from the plant body
abscission
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