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• n  something that has been pruned off of a plant
• n  the act of trimming a plant
• v  cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
• v  weed out unwanted or unnecessary things

• Most scientists believe that the pruning is guided both by genetics and by a use-it-or-lose-it principle.
• One pupil was said to have burst into tears when he saw his father pruning an apple tree, supposing he was trying to cut it down.
• During the final months before birth, our brains undergo a dramatic pruning in which unnecessary brain cells are eliminated.

• snip
• clip
• crop
• trim
• lop
• dress
• prune
• cut back
• cut
• rationalize
• rationalise

News & Articles

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• Plant portable paper posies on Tuesday, June 11 at library
  “Plant Portable Paper Posies!” will be held Tuesday, June 11 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Glenvar Branch Library. The event is free. From the Roanoke County website: Create an altered art garden that requires no watering or pruning. Just dust it with a can of air on occasion and it will last through [...]
  June 11, 2013 - Roanoke Times
• The benefits of pruning trees and shrubs
  Pruning trees and shrubs is necessary to ensure they maintain their health and vigor.
  June 9, 2013 - The Orange Leader
• Ex-Friends Try to Sever Brittany Rager's Fingers with Pruning Shears (Video)
  Brittany Rager (pictured) claims that she was attacked with pruning shears by her close friend Shena Moore, Shena’s father Gerald Moore Jr. and Shena’s boyfriend John Gulley (video below). According to Rager, Gulley sent her sexually-explicit text messages. Rager then told Shena Moore who blamed Rager and broke up their friendship. “She was my right-hand girl. She was always a little too quick ...
  June 7, 2013 - Opposing Views