abscission

Noun
  1. Shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant (synset 113444952)
    is a type of: shedding, sloughing - the process whereby something is shed
  2. The act of cutting something off (synset 100393517)
    is a type of: remotion, removal - the act of removing
    subtypes: circumcision - the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males
    same as: cutting off

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