English noun: abscission | |||
1. | abscission (process) shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant | ||
Broader (hypernym) | shedding, sloughing | ||
2. | abscission (act) the act of cutting something off | ||
Synonyms | cutting off | ||
Broader (hypernym) | remotion, removal | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | circumcision | ||