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- 1. a knife specifically designed for pruning, typically having a sharp, slightly curved blade and a hooked end.
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the activity of reducing the number or amount of something: A pruning of the product range and the 30 factories they currently own could produce massive savings. (Definition of pruning from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of pruning. pruning.
to cut off branches from a tree, bush, or plant, especially so that it will grow better in the future: She spent the afternoon pruning roses. to reduce something by removing things that are not necessary: Arco has reacted to the loss in revenue by pruning (back) its expansion plans. I felt his essay needed a little pruning.
Pruning definition: the act or practice of cutting or lopping off undesired twigs, branches, or roots. See examples of PRUNING used in a sentence.
Pruning is a horticultural, arboricultural, and silvicultural practice involving the selective removal of certain parts of a plant, such as branches, buds, or roots. The practice entails the targeted removal of diseased , damaged, dead, non-productive, structurally unsound, or otherwise unwanted plant material from crop and landscape plants .
PRUNING meaning: the activity of reducing the number or amount of something: . Learn more.
The meaning of PRUNE is a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation. How to use prune in a sentence.
pruning in British English. (ˈpruːnɪŋ ) noun. 1. horticulture. the process of cutting off unwanted branches. I did some pruning at the end of the winter. 2. the cutting of inessentials. At over 100 pages one wonders if there could have been a bit of judicious pruning.
the act of making something smaller by removing parts; the act of cutting out parts of something. The company would benefit from a little pruning here and there. Check pronunciation: pruning. Definition of pruning noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Prune definition: a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.. See examples of PRUNE used in a sentence.
Other forms: prunings. Definitions of pruning. noun. the act of trimming a plant. see more. noun. something that has been pruned off of a plant. see more.
