Word Type

Noun

The word "abscission" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

abscission layer abscission zone abscissional

Context

botany rhetoric

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

remotion removal shedding sloughing

Type Of (IsA)

removal shedding

Related Terms

abscise abscisic abscisic acid abscisin abscissin

Related Terms

abruptly abscise abscisic abscisic acid abscisin act begun cut off leaf petiole process speaker

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