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deflowering

deflowering

7.3
The removal of flowers from plants to help them grow larger fruit
  • noun
  • /dɪˈflaʊərɪŋ/
translation icon : desfloración
  • The farmer practiced deflowering the apple trees to encourage better fruit production.

Examples

  • The gardener explained that deflowering the plant helps redirect its energy towards growing fruit.

  • In horticulture, deflowering is essential for increasing yield by removing excess flowers.

  • The main drawback to mass deflowering is the tendency to lose count.

    Fiction book (1996)

Antonyms

flowering
15 2.0

The time when a plant makes many blossoms

How Thorough

denudation
  • Specialized
8.9
stripping
17 4.1
deflowering
7.3
to pluck
77 3.5
snipping
1 4.2

Surface Forms

deflowering singular
deflowerings plural

Morphology

deflowering = deflower (semi-transparent) = de + flower + ing

The noun is a regular -ing form built directly from the verb 'deflower' and means the act or process of doing it.

Etymology

Deflowering is the literal act of taking flowers off plants; the word joins de-, which means 'remove', and flower. Farmers practice deflowering to help plants put more energy into growing fruit, so it helps make bigger or better fruit.