- abscised
- 'æbsɪs v. cut away, remove
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
abscised
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abscised — n. [L. abscissus, cut off] Cut off squarely; with a straight margin … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
abscise — verb (abscised; abscising) Etymology: Latin abscisus, past participle of abscidere, from abs + caedere to cut Date: 1612 transitive verb to separate (as a flower from a stem) by abscission intransitive verb to separate by abscission … New Collegiate Dictionary
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abscise — /ab suyz /, v.i., abscised, abscising. Bot. to separate by abscission, as a leaf from a stem. [1605 15; < L abscisus cut off (ptp. of abscidere), equiv. to abs ABS + cidere, comb. form of caedere to cut] * * * … Universalium
abscise — [ab sīz′] vi., vt. abscised, abscising [< L abscisus, pp. of abscidere, to cut off < abs , var. of ab , AB + caedere, to cut: see CIDE] to separate by abscission … English World dictionary
