Usually means: Region where plant parts detach.
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  1. abscission zone: Merriam-Webster
  2. abscission zone: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. abscission zone: Wiktionary
  4. abscission zone: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. abscission zone: Dictionary.com
  6. abscission zone: TheFreeDictionary.com
  7. abscission zone: Merriam-Webster

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Definitions from Wiktionary (abscission zone)

noun:  (botany) The area in a plant's leaf, stem, or fruit stalk, where the abscission layer if formed along with weakened sclerenchyma, absent collenchyma, and dense cytoplasm.

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