abscission

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The tree produces less of a chemical called auxin, and that drop in auxin contributes to a weakening of tissue at the leaf stem’s base, creating what’s known as an abscission layer.

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2023

The leaves that aren’t dropped from a tree, though, don’t develop abscission layers at all.

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2023

“The restriction of ethylene’s destructive effects only to cells in the abscission zone illustrates the precise control plants exercise over their hormone systems,” Capon wrote.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2022

The plant may activate abscission of injured tissue if it is damaged beyond repair.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Words which in their shortest form end in -d, -de, -ge, -unit, -rt, -se, -sr, take the ending -sion; e.g., abscind, abscission; include, inclusion; emerge, emersion; remit, remission; infuse, infusion; repress, repression.

From Division of Words Rules for the Division of Words at the Ends of Lines, with Remarks on Spelling, Syllabication and Pronunciation by Hamilton, Frederick W. (Frederick William)