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The answer ABSCISE has 4 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of abscise in various dictionaries:
verb - shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue
verb - remove or separate by abscission
To cut off; remove.
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| Possible Crossword Clues |
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| Separate by cutting off |
| Separate, as a flower from a plant |
| Loose scabs, ie, fall off |
| Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles |
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| Nov 4 2010 USA Today |
| Dec 4 2008 Jonesin' |
| Dec 2 2008 Jonesin' |
| Apr 19 2005 The Telegraph - Cryptic |
| Possible Dictionary Clues |
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| Cut off or away. |
| To cut off remove. |
| To shed by abscission. |
| remove or separate by abscission |
| shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue |
| Shed, as a crab's claw |
| Separate, as a flower from a plant |
| Separate normally, as a flower from a plant |
| Cut off |
| Abscise might refer to |
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| Abscission (from Latin ab, "away", and scindere, "to cut'") is the shedding of various parts of an organism, such as a plant dropping a leaf, fruit, flower, or seed. In zoology, abscission is the intentional shedding of a body part, such as the shedding of a claw, husk, or the autotomy of a tail to evade a predator. In mycology, it is the liberation of a fungal spore. In cell biology, abscission refers to the separation of two daughter cells at the completion of cytokinesis. |