1) Shedding 2) Sloughing 3) Sudden termination 4) The act of cutting off
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Abscission (from the Latin ab, meaning away, and scindere, meaning to cut) is a term used in several areas of biology to mean shedding of various parts of an organism. In plant sciences, it most commonly refers to the process by which a plant drops one or more of its parts, such as a leaf, fruit, flower, or seed. In zoology, the term may be used t...
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(adjective abscissile)
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the normal shedding from a plant of an organ that is mature or aged. adj. abscissile
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cutting off; cutting away
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Of plants: The shedding of leaves or other parts as the result of physical weakness in a specialized layer of cells (abscission layer) that develops at the base.
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• (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.`
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Shedding of plant parts, such as leaves. This may be natural resulting from old age or premature as a result of stress.
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(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, for example, is ... [2 related artic...
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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...
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<botany> The normal shedding from a plant of an organ that is mature or aged, for example a ripe fruit, an old leaf. Adj. Abscissile. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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(ab-sĭ´zhәn) removal by cutting.
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Process by which leaves, stems or fruits are separated from the parent plant.
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Ab·scis'sion noun [ Latin
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.) A figure of spee...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ab-si′shŭn Definitions: 1. Cutting away.
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Abscission: To remove tissue by cutting it away, as in surgery.
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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 of cells (known as the abscission layer) breaks dow...
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n] - shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant 2. [n] - the act of cutting something off
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See under leaf fall. Leaf fall Last stage (also leaf fall) in the annual vegetative cycle of the vine after maturation = ripening phase (see also BBCH code). In botany, the shedding of leaves, fruits and other parts of the plant such as leaf and flower buds, twigs, spines, thorns or inflorescences is called abscission. In the... Full text
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Shedding by a plant of its parts, such as leaves, flowers, fruits, or seeds. The process is regulated by the plant hormone abscisic acid.
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noun the act of cutting something off
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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 throughout the year. Fruitdrop, the abscission ......
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the act of cutting off; sudden termination. · the normal separation of flowers, fruit, and leaves from plants.
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