pruner

pruner

See also: Pruner

English

Etymology

    From prune + -er.

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -uːnə(ɹ)

    Noun

    pruner (plural pruners)

    1. A person who prunes.
    2. A tool used for pruning, especially a pair of pruning shears.
      • 2013 June 4, Tom Seymour, Nuts and Berries of New England: Tips and Recipes for Gatherers from Maine to the Adirondacks to Long Island Sound, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 19:
        [A] handheld pruner helps to sever the seedstalk quickly and efficiently.
    3. Any of several unrelated beetles whose larvae attack the branches of trees.

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    Etymology

    From pruna +‎ -er.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [pɾuˈne]
    • IPA(key): (Valencia) [pɾuˈneɾ]
    • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

    Noun

    pruner m (plural pruners)

    1. plum tree

    Old French

    Noun

    pruner oblique singularm (oblique plural pruners, nominative singular pruners, nominative plural pruner)

    1. plum tree