pruner Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs
trimmer.
- untouched by the pruner's axe
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noun a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees
lopper; pruning hook.
WordNet
Prun"er noun
Definitions
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One who prunes, or removes, what is superfluous. -
(Zoöl.) Any one of several species of beetles whose larvæ gnaw the branches of trees so as to cause them to fall, especially the American oak pruner ( Asemum moestum ), whose larva eats the pith of oak branches, and when mature gnaws a circular furrow on the inside nearly to the bark. When the branches fall each contains a pupa.
