Pruning — synonyms, definition

1. pruning (Noun)

pruning (Noun) — Something that has been pruned off of a plant.

pruning (Noun) — The act of trimming a plant.

clipping cutting trim trimming

2. pruning (Verb)

clipping cropping cutting cutting back dressing lopping rationalising rationalizing snipping trimming

pruning (Verb) — Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of. ex. "prune the plants in the garden"

pruning (Verb) — Weed out unwanted or unnecessary things.

doing away with eliminating extinguishing getting rid of thinning out disbudding pinching pollarding polling shearing topping