- succise
- succise /sukˈsīs/ (botany)adjective(of leaves, etc) ending abruptly below, as if cut offORIGIN: L succisus cut below
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succise, a. Bot.(səkˈsaɪs)[ad. L. succīsus, pa. pple. of succīdĕre to succide.]Shaped as if abruptly cut or broken off at the lower end.A. Gray Struct. Bot. 436.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.