"pruning" meaning in All languages combined

See pruning on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpruːnɪŋ/ Forms: pruning, prunings [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Pruning means removing excess material from a tree or shrub.
    Sense id: simple-pruning-en-noun-HI3rQOgx

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈpruːnɪŋ/ Forms: prune [canonical], prunes [third-person, singular], pruned [past], pruned [past, participle], pruning [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|prun|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of prune.
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