abscission
noun
- the shedding of various parts of an organism
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /æbˈsɪ.ʃn̩/ / /æbˈsɪ.ʒn̩/
noun
Etymology: From Latin abscissiō, from abscindō (“to cut, to tear”).
- The act or process of cutting off.
“Not to be cured without the abscission of a member.”
- The state of being cut off.
- A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly
- The natural separation of a part at a predetermined location, such as a leaf at the base of the petiole.