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Pruner

Pruner Meaning & Definition
Pruner Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pruner?

[n] a long-handled edge tool with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees
[n] a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs; "untouched by the pruner's axe"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pruner: lopper | pruning hook | trimmer

Related Terms | Find terms related to Pruner:

See Also | edge tool | worker

Pruner In Webster's Dictionary

\Prun"er\, n. 1. One who prunes, or removes, what is superfluous. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of beetles whose larv[ae] gnaw the branches of trees so as to cause them to fall, especially the American oak pruner ({Asemum m[oe]stum}), whose larva eats the pith of oak branches, and when mature gnaws a circular furrow on the inside nearly to the bark. When the branches fall each contains a pupa.

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