Thesaurus: pruner

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1. n. One who prunes, or removes, what is superfluous.
2. 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.
3. n. a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs
4. n. a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees
5. 1. One who prunes, or removes, what is superfluous. 2. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of beetles whose larvæ 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.
6. Any one of several species of beetles whose larvæ gnaw thebranches of trees so as to cause them to fall, especially theAmerican oak pruner (Asemum moestum), whose larva eats the pith ofoak branches, and when mature gnaws a circular furrow on the insidenearly to the bark. When the branches fall each contains a pupa.
7. n:100 n. a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs n. a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees