English dictionary

abscission

/&/b's/I//Z//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant

noun.process

Source: WordNet 3.0
the act of cutting something off

noun.act

Synonyms cutting off

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act or process of cutting off.

noun

Source: webster1913