abscission

== English == === Etymology === From Latin abscissiō, from abscindō (“to cut, to tear”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /æbˈsɪ.ʃn̩/, /æbˈsɪ.ʒn̩/ === 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 17th 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 19th century.] ==== Usage notes ==== Not to be confused with abscision, which is defined only as the first sense. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== abscise abscisic abscisic acid abscisin, abscissin ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === abscisions == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ap.si.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === abscission f (plural abscissions) (botany) abscission === Further reading === “abscission”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012