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n. A removal of excess material from a tree or shrub.

n. Something obtained by pruning, as a twig.

n. A method of enumeration that allows the cutting out of parts of a decision tree.

v. Present participle of prune.

n. The act of trimming, or removing what is superfluous.

n. That which is cast off by bird in pruning her feathers; leavings.

n. The act of trimming or lopping off what is superfluous; specifically, the act of cutting off branches or parts of trees and shrubs with a view to the strengthening of those that remain, or to the bringing of the tree or plant into a desired shape.

n. In falconry, what is cast off by a bird when it prunes itself; hence, refuse.

n.

n. the act of trimming a plant

n. something that has been pruned off of a plant

"It came in about 200 words over the limit, so some pruning is required."

pruning knife   

trimming    trim    clipping    cutting   

alpha-beta pruning   

leavings   

prune   

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