Definition of disbudding Disbudding
dis•bud•ding
We found 5 definitions of disbudding from 2 different sources.
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What does disbudding mean?
Wiktionary 
- disbudding (Noun)
Removal of superfluous bud growths from a plant, done to encourage more robust growth of the fruit. - disbudding (Noun)
In the raising of domesticated animals with horns, such as goats, sheep, and cows, the removal of the undeveloped horns from a young animal.
Part of speech
🔤- disbudding, verb, gerund of disbud (infinitive).
WordNet
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| disbud - destroy undeveloped horn buds (of cattle) | ||
| dehorn take the horns off (an animal) | ||
| disbud - thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers | ||
| lop, prune, snip, cut back, clip, crop, trim, dress cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- disbud (v.)
To deprive of buds or shoots, as for training, or economizing the vital strength of a tree.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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disbud
dis-bud′, v.t. to deprive of buds or shoots
Part of speech
🔤- disbud, verb, present, 1st person singular of disbud (infinitive).
- disbud, verb (infinitive).
