Search Result for "abscise": 
Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue;

2. remove or separate by abscission; 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

abscise
    v 1: shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a
         scar tissue
    2: remove or separate by abscission