pruning Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun something that has been pruned off of a plant
   
2. noun the act of trimming a plant
   
3. verb cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
   trim; prune; clip; cut back; crop; snip; lop; dress.
   
   • dress the plants in the garden
4. verb weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
   rationalise; cut; prune; rationalize.
   
   • We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet

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