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disbudding

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-bud-ding
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Removal of superfluous bud growths from a plant, done to encourage more robust growth of the fruit.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

In the raising of domesticated animals with horns, such as goats, sheep, and cows, the removal of the undeveloped horns from a young animal.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English budding English disbudding From dis- + budding.

Usage

Inflected Forms

disbuddings (plural)

Questions

What does disbudding mean?
Removal of superfluous bud growths from a plant, done to encourage more robust growth of the fruit.
Where does disbudding come from?
Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English budding English disbudding From dis- + budding.

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