pruning

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
15
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈpɹuːnɪŋ/

Definition of pruning

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A removal of excess material from a tree or shrub.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A removal of excess material from a tree or shrub.
  2. (countable)Something obtained by pruning, as a twig.
  3. (countable, uncountable)A method of enumeration that allows the cutting out of parts of a decision tree.

verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of prune

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Etymology

From prune + -ing.

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