Definition of Absciss. Meaning of Absciss. Synonyms of Absciss

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Definition of Absciss

Absciss
Absciss Ab"sciss, n.; pl. Abscisses. See Abscissa.

Meaning of Absciss from wikipedia

- Abscission (from Latin ab- 'away', and scindere 'to cut') is the shedding of various parts of an organism, such as a plant dropping a leaf, fruit, flower...
- name refers to the fact that it is found in high concentrations in newly abscissed or freshly fallen leaves. This class of PGR is composed of one chemical...
- where the buds include flower buds. The leaves of beech are often not abscissed (dropped) in the autumn and instead remain on the tree until the spring...
- twisted, with minute teeth. It bears tiny flowers, the staminate ones abscissing from their stalks and floating away from the plant. It flowers from May...