v., -scised, -scis·ing, -scis·es. v.tr.
To cut off; remove.
v.intr.
To shed by abscission.
[Latin abscindere, absciss- : ab-, away; see ab-1 + caedere, to cut.]
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American Heritage Dictionary:
ab·scise |
v., -scised, -scis·ing, -scis·es. v.tr.
To cut off; remove.
v.intr.
To shed by abscission.
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abscise |
To cut off or remove.
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