Definition of pruners Pruners

We found 3 definitions of pruners from 2 different sources.

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What does pruners mean?

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  • pruners (Noun)
    Plural of pruner.

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WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: pruners

pruner - a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees
  pruning hook, lopper
  pruning saw a handsaw used for pruning trees
pruner - a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs; "untouched by the pruner's axe"
  trimmer
  worker sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae
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  • pruner (Noun)
    A person who prunes, or a tool used in pruning.
  • pruner (Noun)
    Any of several unrelated beetles whose larvae attack the branches of trees.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • pruner (n.)
    One who prunes, or removes, what is superfluous.
  • pruner (n.)
    Any one of several species of beetles whose larvae gnaw the branches of trees so as to cause them to fall, especially the American oak pruner (Asemum moestum), 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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