This is the 13034th most frequent German word.
abgeschnittenen
"Cut off" or "severed."
The word 'abgeschnittenen' (past participle of 'abschneiden') here describes the stems that have been cut, emphasizing their completed state.
Er band die Blumen in einem Strauß aus abgeschnittenen Stielen zusammen.
He tied the flowers together in a bouquet of cut stems.
'Abgeschnittenen', the participle form used adjectivally, stresses the precise and completed cutting of the cable ends.
Nach der Reparatur waren die Kabelenden sauber abgeschnittenen.
After the repair, the cable ends were cleanly cut.
In this sentence, 'abgeschnittenen' modifies 'Strähnen' to indicate the strands that have been severed from the original source.