Definition, Meaning & Anagrams | English word ABSCISE

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Definitions of ABSCISE

1. (transitive) To cut off. [First attested in the early 17^th century.]
2. (intransitive, botany) To separate by means of abscission; to shed or drop off. [First attested in the early 20^th century.]

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Examples of Using ABSCISE in a Sentence

• Unpollinated flowers quickly abscise and fall from the inflorescence, unlike members of Coeliopsidinae which include Coeliopsis, Lycomormium, and Peristeria.

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