abscising

Variant of abscise

abscise definition

ab·scise (ab sīz′)

intransitive verb, transitive verb abscised -·scised′, abscising -·scis′·ing

to separate by abscission

Etymology: < L abscisus, pp. of abscidere, to cut off < abs-, var. of ab-, ab- + caedere, to cut: see -cide

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