secateurs
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A small hand tool like scissors that cuts plant stems and small branches
- noun
- /sɪˈkeɪtɚz/
- UK
:
tijeras de podar
- He used his secateurs to cut back the overgrown branches of the hedge.
Examples
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Gardeners often rely on secateurs to trim their rose bushes accurately.
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To keep the plants healthy, she always kept her secateurs sharp and ready for use.
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These are little handheld shears so rather than having your secateurs you can use one of these instead.
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Etymology
The word secateurs comes from the French sécateur, which goes back to the Latin secare meaning 'to cut'. So the name is easy to remember: secateurs are tools for 'cutting' plants, and they share the same root as section, which means 'a cut'.