About The Word Pruner
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Pruner
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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: 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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