pruning.
A removal of excess material from a tree or shrub.
Meaning & usage
A removal of excess material from a tree or shrub.
Something obtained by pruning, as a twig.
A method of enumeration that allows the cutting out of parts of a decision tree.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English prune Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English pruning From prune + -ing.
present participle and gerund of prune
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