Meaning of PRUNING
Pronunciation: | | pr'ooning
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- [n] the act of trimming a plant
- [n] something that has been pruned off of a plant
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| See Also: | | clipping, cutting, trim, trimming | |
Products Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | Pruning Description not available. more details ... |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Prun"ing\, n.
1. The act of trimming, or removing what is superfluous.
2. (Falconry) That which is cast off by bird in pruning her
feathers; leavings. --Beau. & Fl.
{Pruning hook}, or {Pruning knife}, cutting instrument used
in pruning trees, etc.
{Pruning shears}, shears for pruning trees, vines, etc.
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Biology Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | Cutting off of individual plant parts or whole plants for cultivation of the individual plant (growth promotion) in order to obtain a certain form or a certain structure of the community. |
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