Definitions for pruning
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pruningnoun

   something that has been pruned off of a plant

2. pruningnoun

   the act of trimming a plant

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pruningnoun

   A removal of excess material from a tree or shrub.

2. pruningnoun

   Something obtained by pruning, as a twig.

3. pruningnoun

   A method of enumeration that allows the cutting out of parts of a decision tree.

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1. Pruning

   Pruning is a horticultural, arboricultural, and silvicultural practice involving the selective removal of certain parts of a plant, such as branches, buds, or roots. The practice entails the targeted removal of diseased, damaged, dead, non-productive, structurally unsound, or otherwise unwanted plant material from crop and landscape plants. Some try to remember the categories as "the 4 D's": the last general category being "deranged". In general, the smaller the branch that is cut, the easier it is for a woody plant to compartmentalize the wound and thus limit the potential for pathogen intrusion and decay. It is therefore preferable to make any necessary formative structural pruning cuts to young plants, rather than removing large, poorly placed branches from mature plants. In nature, meteorological conditions such as wind, ice and snow, and salinity can cause plants to self-prune. This natural shedding is called abscission. Specialized pruning practices may be applied to certain plants, such as roses, fruit trees, and grapevines. It is important when pruning that the tree's limbs are kept intact, as this is what helps the tree stay upright. Different pruning techniques may be deployed on herbaceous plants than those used on perennial woody plants. Hedges, by design, are usually (but not exclusively) maintained by hedge trimming, rather than by pruning. Reasons to prune plants include deadwood removal, shaping (by controlling or redirecting growth), improving or sustaining health, reducing risk from falling branches, preparing nursery specimens for transplanting, and both harvesting and increasing the yield or quality of flowers and fruits.

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1. pruning

   Pruning refers to the process of removing certain parts of something to improve its shape, growth, or performance. In gardening, it typically involves trimming certain branches from a plant or tree. In computer science, like in decision tree algorithms, it includes getting rid of branches in algorithms or computational models to enhance efficiency or avoid overfitting.

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1. Pruning

   of Prune

2. Pruningnoun

   the act of trimming, or removing what is superfluous

3. Pruningnoun

   that which is cast off by bird in pruning her feathers; leavings

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1. Pruning

   Pruning is a horticultural and silvicultural practice involving the selective removal of parts of a plant, such as branches, buds, or roots. Reasons to prune plants include deadwood removal, shaping, improving or maintaining health, reducing risk from falling branches, preparing nursery specimens for transplanting, and both harvesting and increasing the yield or quality of flowers and fruits. The practice entails targeted removal of diseased, damaged, dead, non-productive, structurally unsound, or otherwise unwanted tissue from crop and landscape plants. Specialized pruning practices may be applied to certain plants, such as roses, fruit trees, and grapevines. Different pruning techniques may be deployed on herbaceous plants than those used on perennial woody plants. Hedges, by design, are usually maintained by hedge trimming, rather than by pruning. Arborists, orchardists, and gardeners use various garden tools and tree cutting tools designed for the purpose, such as hand pruners, loppers, or chainsaws. In nature, meteorological conditions such as wind, ice and snow, and salinity can cause plants to self-prune. This natural shedding is called abscission.

Matched Categories

1. • Cutting
   • Trim

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pruning in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pruning in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of pruning in a Sentence

1. Francis Bacon:

   Natural abilities are like natural plants they need pruning by study.

2. Sir Francis Bacon:

   Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study.

3. Morgan Stanley:

   European return on leverage exposure is roughly half that of U.S. firms. Pruning underperforming units, intense cost-cutting and revitalising high return-on-equity (RoE) area will be key.

4. Gowtham Krishnan Murugesan:

   Pruning is an essential part of brain development, disruption in normal pruning has been shown to be related to weaker connections between different parts of the brain.

5. Isaiah:

   And He shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pruning
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pruning
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pruning
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pruning
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=pruning