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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesabscissione
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ab-sci-ssio-ne
"L'abscissione delle foglie avviene in autunno."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of cutting off or removing, especially in a botanical context.
"The abscission of leaves in autumn is a natural process that prepares trees for winter." - 2
The natural separation of parts of a plant, such as fruit or leaves, from the main body.
"Abscission occurs when the cells at the base of the leaf petiole weaken, allowing the leaf to fall."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'abscission' originates from the Latin word 'abscissio', which means 'a cutting off'. It evolved through Middle English, where it was used in botanical contexts to describe the process of leaves or fruit detaching from a plant.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Abscission" is said worldwide
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abscission
Transliteration: ab-sis-sion
"L'abscission des feuilles se produit en automne."
Abszission
Transliteration: ab-zi-sion
"Die Abszission der Blätter ist ein natürlicher Prozess."
abscissione
Transliteration: ab-sci-ssio-ne
"L'abscissione delle foglie avviene in autunno."
abscisión
Transliteration: ab-si-ción
"La abscisión de las hojas es un proceso natural."
abscisão
Transliteration: ab-si-são
"A abscisão das folhas ocorre no outono."
अवच्छेदन
Transliteration: avacchedan
"अवच्छेदन एक प्राकृतिक प्रक्रिया है।"
切除
Transliteration: qiēchú
"树叶的切除是自然过程。"
절단
Transliteration: jeoldan
"잎의 절단은 자연적인 과정입니다."
切断
Transliteration: setsudan
"葉の切断は自然なプロセスです。"
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