absciss

English

Etymology 1

From Latin abscissa, feminine of abscissus, perfect passive participle of abscindō (“cut asunder”).

Pronunciation

Noun

absciss (plural abscisses)

  1. Alternative form of abscissa[First attested in the late 17th century.][1]

Etymology 2

Back-formation from abscission.

Pronunciation

Verb

absciss (third-person singular simple present abscisses, present participle abscissing, simple past and past participle abscissed)

  1. (transitive) To cut off by abscission. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]
  2. (intransitive) To separate (as a leaf from a twig) by abscission. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]
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References

  1. 1 2 3 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 8
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