verbπShareTo become wrinkled like a dried plum, as the fingers and toes do when kept submerged in water."After a long bath, my fingers were all pruning. "bodyphysiologyappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive."A good grape grower will prune the vines once a year."agricultureplantnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo cut down or shorten (by the removal of unnecessary material)."to prune a budget, or an essay"agricultureplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo remove unnecessary branches from a tree data structure."The computer science student was pruning the decision tree to make the code run faster. "computingstructuretechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo preen; to prepare; to dress."Before the big meeting, he spent an hour pruning his presentation to make it more concise and impactful. "appearancestyleactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA removal of excess material from a tree or shrub."The rose bush benefited from careful pruning, resulting in more blooms. "agricultureplantbiologynatureprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareSomething obtained by pruning, as a twig."The gardener gathered the prunings from the rose bushes after trimming them. "plantagriculturenaturepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA method of enumeration that allows the cutting out of parts of a decision tree."The software program uses pruning to quickly find the best decision by eliminating unlikely options from the possible solutions. "computinglogictechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
