Abscission (Noun)
Meaning 1
Shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
The act of cutting something off.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The surgical procedure required abscission of the tumor from the surrounding tissue.
- Abandoning the relationship involved the painful abscission of all emotional ties.
- During pruning, gardeners use abscission to control the size and shape of trees and shrubs.
- Amputation required abscission of the gangrenous limb to prevent the spread of infection.
- With abscission, the scientist was able to remove the sample from the original plant tissue for further analysis.