disbud

/dɪsˈbʌd/
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Other forms: disbudding; disbudded

Definitions of disbud
  1. verb
    thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers
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    type of:
    clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim
    cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
  2. verb
    destroy undeveloped horn buds (of cattle)
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    type of:
    dehorn
    take the horns off (an animal)
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