Pruning
/ˈpɹuːnɪŋ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A removal of excess material from a tree or shrub. countable, uncountable
- 2 the act of trimming a plant wordnet
- 3 Something obtained by pruning, as a twig. countable
- 4 something that has been pruned off of a plant wordnet
- 5 A method of enumeration that allows the cutting out of parts of a decision tree. countable, uncountable
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of prune form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; One nation shall not raise the sword against another, nor shall they train for war again."
Etymology
From prune + -ing.