Abscission
Word | ABSCISSION |
Character | 10 |
Hyphenation | ab scis sion |
Pronunciations | N/A |
Definitions and meanings of "Abscission"
What do we mean by abscission?
The act of cutting off. noun
The shedding of leaves, flowers, or fruits following the formation of the abscission zone. noun
The act of cutting off; severance; removal. noun
The act of putting an end to; the act of annulling or abolishing. Sir T. Browne. noun
Retrenchment. noun
The sudden termination of a disease by death. Hooper, Med. Dict. noun
In rhetoric, a figure of speech consisting in a sudden reticence, as if the words already spoken made sufficiently clear what the speaker would say if he were to finish the sentence: as, “He is a man of so much honor and candor, and such generosity—but I need say no more.” noun
In astrology, the cutting off or preventing of anything shown by one aspect by means of another. noun
The act or process of cutting off. noun
The state of being cut off. noun
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.” noun
The act or process of cutting off. noun
A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly noun
The act of cutting something off noun
Shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant noun
The act or process of cutting off.
The state of being cut off.
A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly
The natural separation of a part at a predetermined location, such as a leaf at the base of the petiole.
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