Pruning
['pruːnɪŋ] or ['prʊnɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) the act of trimming a plant.
(noun.) something that has been pruned off of a plant.
Editor: Natasha--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Prune
(n.) The act of trimming, or removing what is superfluous.
(n.) That which is cast off by bird in pruning her feathers; leavings.
Inputed by Leslie
Examples
- And yet not so well as with a pruning-hook made for the purpose? Plato. The Republic.
- The adults stood aloft upon their toes and their mighty tails, their talons pruning every available leaf and twig. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- So much has religion done for me; turning the original materials to the best account; pruning and training nature. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- May we not say that this is the end of a pruning-hook? Plato. The Republic.
- Only by pruning out of these rotten branches can the tree remain healthy and grow. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Under pretence of pruning off the exuberant branches, he would be apt to destroy the tree. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
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