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pruning [Brit ˈpruːnɪŋ, Am ˈprunɪŋ] N (of bush, tree)

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pruning

to do the pruning

pruning shears N npl

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pruning shears

I.prune [Brit pruːn, Am prun] N

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1. prune FOOD:

2. prune Am (prude):

prune sl

sainte-nitouche f

II.prune [Brit pruːn, Am prun] VB trans

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1. prune (in gardening):

prune, a. prune back (cut back)

prune, a. prune back (thin out)

2. prune fig:

prune essay, article

prune budget, expenditure

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pruning

pruning knife

pruning

pruner, pruning hook

pruning hook

to prune, to trim

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pruning N

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pruning

pruning knife N BOT

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pruning knife

pruning hook N BOT

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pruning hook

prune¹ [pru:n] VB trans

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1. prune BOT (trim) tree, shrub:

to prune sth (down)

2. prune (make smaller):

prune article

prune costs, budget

prune² [pru:n] N (dried plum)

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pruning knife

pincement des branches

pruning back

élaguer arbre

to prune sth (down)

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A light pruning after flowering keeps plants in shape. en.wikipedia.org

Likewise, the long hours in his orchards, pruning, spraying, and harvesting resulted in compositions consisting of intertwining limbs. en.wikipedia.org

Upon choice of material and plants, the next step is pruning, to adapt flower, branch or twig to the arrangement. en.wikipedia.org

Pruning and redrafting would have improved the book for a wider audience. en.wikipedia.org

It can be an untidy and scrambling shrub which can look better with pruning. en.wikipedia.org

It also employed usual algorithms as found in computer chess systems: alpha-beta pruning with move ordering, transposition tables, etc. en.wikipedia.org

Such features are sometimes removed or damaged by pruning or other arboricultural practices. en.wikipedia.org

It's death, in his representation of skeleton pruning. en.wikipedia.org

Pruning stems to just above ground level can rejuvenate the plant. en.wikipedia.org

Hard annual pruning prevents the plant from breakage. en.wikipedia.org

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