disbud

American  

[dis-buhd] / dɪsˈbʌd /

verb (used with object)

Horticulture.

disbudded, disbudding

1. to remove leaf buds or shoots from (a plant) to produce a certain shape or effect.

2. to remove certain flower buds from (a plant) to improve the quality and size of the remaining flowers.

3. to dehorn (livestock) by removing the horn bud or preventing its further development.

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disbud British  

/ diːˈbʌd, dɪsˈbʌd /

verb

1. to remove superfluous buds, flowers, or shoots from (a plant, esp a fruit tree)

2. vet science to remove the horn buds of (calves, lambs, and kids) to prevent horns growing

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Etymology

Origin of disbud

First recorded in 1715–25; dis- ¹ + bud ¹

Example Sentences

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disbud disbudded disbudding

And unlike most goat farmers, Putnam doesn’t disbud her goats when they’re young, so the herd comes crowned with the curved scimitars of their horns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2018

Camellias.—Look over them, and disbud where too many are set in a cluster.

From In-Door Gardening for Every Week in the Year Showing the Most Successful Treatment for all Plants Cultivated in the Greenhouse, Conservatory, Stove, Pit, Orchid, and Forcing-house by Keane, William

If enormous blooms are wanted, disbud, leaving but one bud to each tip.

From The Mayflower, January, 1905 by Various

As soon as the buds start, or when the most precocious has developed a shoot of a few inches in length, the vines should be disbudded.

From Manual of American Grape-Growing by Hedrick, U. P.

For blooming in winter, start young plants in February, or cut back old ones after flowering, and keep growing but pinched back and disbudded, in partial shade during the summer.

From Gardening Indoors and Under Glass A Practical Guide to the Planting, Care and Propagation of House Plants, and to the Construction and Management of Hotbed, Coldframe and Small Greenhouse by Rockwell, F. F. (Frederick Frye)

If they are wanted to bloom early in the fall keep well pinched back and disbudded during the summer which is the natural blooming season for all the best varieties.

From Gardening Indoors and Under Glass A Practical Guide to the Planting, Care and Propagation of House Plants, and to the Construction and Management of Hotbed, Coldframe and Small Greenhouse by Rockwell, F. F. (Frederick Frye)

In such cases they should be made to rest during the summer, by withholding water and keeping them disbudded.

From Gardening Indoors and Under Glass A Practical Guide to the Planting, Care and Propagation of House Plants, and to the Construction and Management of Hotbed, Coldframe and Small Greenhouse by Rockwell, F. F. (Frederick Frye)

The stock is then disbudded, taking both visible and adventitious buds, the latter indicated by woody enlargements, to keep down the number of suckers.

From Manual of American Grape-Growing by Hedrick, U. P.

Attend to last week’s advice as to tying, disbudding, &c., and proceed with the thinning the fruit in the succession-house as soon as the berries are fairly set.

From In-Door Gardening for Every Week in the Year Showing the Most Successful Treatment for all Plants Cultivated in the Greenhouse, Conservatory, Stove, Pit, Orchid, and Forcing-house by Keane, William

When not occupied in disbudding fruit-trees, Bullfinches are most frequently observed in tall and thick hedges, either in small flocks as described above, or in pairs.

From British Birds in their Haunts by Johns, Rev. C. A.

The old method of stopping and disbudding not only spoiled the plants, but robbed them of the finest flowers, which are invariably produced on the main stem.

From The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition by Sutton and Sons

The finest flowers are produced on the main stem, and these are completely sacrificed by disbudding.

From The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition by Sutton and Sons

Half-hardy annual The older methods of growing Balsams prescribed a false system, comprising disbudding, stopping, and other interferences with the natural growth of the plant.

From The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition by Sutton and Sons