abscissie

Definitions of abscissie
  1. noun
    the act of cutting something off
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    types:
    besnijdenis, circumcisie
    the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males
    type of:
    eliminatie, verwijdering
    the act of removing
  2. noun
    shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant
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    type of:
    vervelling
    the process whereby something is shed
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