Some sentence examples which use the word 'abscission'
Because infected leaves are killed, they cannot form an abscission layer and so hang brown on to tree for some time.
It consists of (a) those churches which have accepted all the decrees of the first seven general councils, and have remained in full communion with one another, (b) such churches as have derived their origin from these by missionary activity, or by abscission without loss of communion.
A number of methods are used to delay petal abscission artificially, including the use of chemicals.