PRUNING
\pɹˈuːnɪŋ], \pɹˈuːnɪŋ], \p_ɹ_ˈuː_n_ɪ_ŋ]\
Definitions of PRUNING
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of Prune
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The act of trimming, or removing what is superfluous.
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That which is cast off by bird in pruning her feathers; leavings.
By Oddity Software
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n. Act of one who prunes;- act or process of cutting off branches of trees, or trimming plants and shrubs by lopping superfluous parts; -hence, excision of inferior or improper matter, as in a literary production;- reduction of estimates; retrenchment in expenditure.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).