# der Abbiss

der Abbiss is a German noun meaning “devil's bit scabious”. Forms: des Abbisses, die Abbisse.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Abbisses
- Plural: die Abbisse

## Meanings

1. devil's bit scabious (Succisa pratensis).
2. _jargon_ plant part bitten off by game
3. _jargon_ the spot on a plant where a part has been bitten off by game
4. devil's-bit; devil's-bit scabious
   - Die Stiftung Naturschutz Hamburg kürte den Abbiss zur Blume des Jahres 2015.
5. _Jägersprache_ torn-off shoot
   - „Wildverbiß: Schäden an jungen Pflanzen durch Abbiß der Triebe.“
6. _Jägersprache_ damage (caused by animals)
   - Mit seinem Bogen zeigte der Jäger den „Abbiss“ am jungen Laubbaum.

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