disbud
to remove leaf buds or shoots from (a plant) to produce a certain shape or effect.
to remove certain flower buds from (a plant) to improve the quality and size of the remaining flowers.
to dehorn (livestock) by removing the horn bud or preventing its further development.
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How to use disbud in a sentence
If enormous blooms are wanted, disbud, leaving but one bud to each tip.
The Mayflower, January, 1905 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for disbud
debud (diːˈbʌd)
/ (dɪsˈbʌd) /
to remove superfluous buds, flowers, or shoots from (a plant, esp a fruit tree)
vet science to remove the horn buds of (calves, lambs, and kids) to prevent horns growing
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