Abscise (Verb)
Meaning 1
Shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The plant will abscise its damaged leaves to conserve water and energy during the drought.
- As autumn approaches, trees begin to abscise their leaves in preparation for winter.
- The flower petal was shed from the stem as the plant began to abscise the wilted bloom.
- The gardening expert carefully pruned the plant to help it abscise dead or damaged flowers.
- In the fall, the fruit trees naturally abscise their ripe fruit from the branches.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Remove or separate by abscission.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The plant abscises its old leaves to conserve water during the dry season.
- The process of abscission allows trees to abscise their damaged branches naturally.
- As the autumn season comes to an end, the tree starts to abscise its leaves.
- In a process of self-pruning, some plants are able to abscise any damaged or infected roots.
- Trees are able to abscise weak and diseased branches which in turn helps with healthy growth.