pruning
- noun
- /ˈpruːnɪŋ/
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poda
- I've done a lot of pruning in my life.
- tree prunings
- apple tree prunings
- garden prunings
Examples
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These new plants operate at present in Catalonia and process basically household source-separated food residuals and green residuals, which include yard and pruning wastes often used as amendments or bulking agents.
Academic text (2001) -
The tub of the day rests snugly therein, along with a pair of gloves and pruning shears.
Blog text (27) -
See the way the handle on those pruning shears matches her gardening clogs?
Fiction book (1999) -
Speaking of waste, I was informed by a hardware person where I live that we can no longer buy replacement blades for our 14" pruning saws.
Blog text (33) -
After we finished pruning the rose bushes, we collected all the prunings and added them to the compost pile.
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The gardener carefully stacked the prunings by the side of the path for easy disposal and to keep the area tidy.
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To promote healthy growth, it's essential to remove the prunings from the fruit trees each spring.
Synonyms
69
3.5
A small piece taken from something larger, like a newspaper article or plant for growing
19
3.0
A small stem with leaves used to add flavor or decorate food
Antonyms
Compounds
A tool with a long handle and a curved blade used to cut small tree branches and shrubs
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Prunings comes from the verb prune ('to cut away'), and it simply names the branches or stems you have cut off a plant, like the 'clippings' you collect after trimming.