abscise vs throw off

abscise and throw off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
abscise	No	No	Yes	No
throw off	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, throw off is a hypernym of abscise; that is, throw off is a word with a broader meaning than abscise:

abscise: shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue
throw off: to remove

Other hypernyms of abscise include cast, cast off, drop, shake off, shed, throw, throw away.

abscise (verb)	throw off (verb)
remove or separate by abscission	to remove
shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue	get rid of