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    abscission
    noun the act of cutting something off
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    abscission
    noun shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant
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    abscission
    (ab-sĭ´zhәn) removal by cutting.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
    
    
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    Abscission
    • (n.) The act or process of cutting off. • (n.) The state of being cut off. • (n.) 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.`
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/abscission/
    
    
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    abscission
    (from the article `hormone`) ...than those associated with promoting growth; e.g., they play a role in cell division, in cell differentiation, in fruit development, in the ... ...phase is usually an integral part of the reproductive process and essential for its completion. The dispersal of seeds, f...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/6
    
    
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    abscission
    In vascular plants, the dropping of leaves, flowers, fruits, or stems at the end of a growing season, as the result of formation of a layer of specialized cells (the abscission layer) at the base of the stalk and the action of a hormone (ethene). In the abscission layer, the parenchyma cells beome s...
    Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/A/abscission.html
    
    
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    Abscission
    abscission is the separation of a leaf, fruit, or other part from the body of a plant (such as the falling of leaves during autumn). The process is controlled by growth substances, notably abscisic acid; it involves the formation of an abscission zone, at the base of the part, within which a layer o...
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    abscission
    In botany, the controlled separation of part of a plant from the main plant body – most commonly, the falling of leaves or the dropping of fruit controlled by abscissin. In deciduous plants the leaves are shed before the winter or dry season, whereas evergreen plants drop their leaves continually ...
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0020435.html
    
    
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    abscission
    (adjective abscissile)
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_botanical_terms
    
    
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    abscission
    1) Shedding 2) Sloughing
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/abscission/1
    
    

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