ABSCISSION

abscission, cutting off

(noun) the act of cutting something off

abscission

(noun) shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

abscission (countable and uncountable, plural abscissions)

The act or process of cutting off.

(obsolete) The state of being cut off. [Attested only in the mid 17^th century.]

(rhetoric) A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly

(botany) The natural separation of a part at a predetermined location, such as a leaf at the base of the petiole. [First attested in the late 19^th century.]

Usage notes

Not to be confused with abscision, which only is defined as the first sense.

Anagrams

• abscisions

Source: Wiktionary

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Ab*scis"sion, n. Etym: [L. abscissio. See Abscind.]

1. The act or process of cutting off. "Not to be cured without the abscission of a member." Jer. Taylor.

2. The state of being cut off. Sir T. Browne.

3. (Rhet.)

Definition: A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly: thus, "He is a man of so much honor and candor, and of such generosity -- but I need say no more."

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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